Early Access Launch in a Few Days — New Updates, Roadmap & Final Preparations!

I’m excited to announce that The Beast Is Yet To Come is officially launching in Early Access in just a few days!

It’s been an incredible journey building this project over the past months, and I want to share where the game stands today and what’s coming next.

🔥 What’s New in the Game Right Now

Over the past weeks, I’ve been gathering tons of feedback and improving the game dramatically. Here are some of the latest additions and improvements:

🆕 New Playable Character

• Sansuna, the giantess warrior from Malta She has her own animations, abilities, and gameplay style.

🆕 New Power Ups & Skills

• 6 new Power Ups added (Potion Locator, Walk Pushback, Health Regen, Leprechaun’s Luck, and more)

• 2 new Skills: Exploding Corpses and Find Health Potions

• Enemy knockback, hit pushback, and more satisfying combat

🆕 Audio & Visual Improvements

• Screen shake when hitting enemies

• New SFX for hits, enemies, XP coins, and cooldown failed actions

• Better lighting, shadows, and environment clarity

🆕 Performance Improvements

• Optimized models and animations

• Smoother turning, better control responsiveness

• Fixes to thrown enemy behavior and Troll footprints

🗺️ Early Access Roadmap

Here’s what you can expect over the next updates (summarized from our full roadmap):

• New maps: Desert, Volcanic and Castle Ruins

• New game modes: Survival Challenge + Endless Mode

• New Skills & Power Ups: 30+ more

• AddedNew Enemies3 enemy types + 2 new bosses

• New Playable Characters: Orc Warrior, Gorilla Brute, Vampire

• Local Coop Mode

• More music, FX, and performance upgrades

The Early Access version is already packed with hours of gameplay, and this roadmap will grow as the community gives feedback.

🧪 Demo Update Recap

If you’ve been playing the demo, here’s a quick reminder of recent updates:

• Magnetic XP Attraction skill

• Hit combo counter

• XP coin SFX

• Fog timing improvements

• Sound & visual feedback added

• Lots of QoL and performance fixes

Thank you to everyone who tested the demo and reported bugs — you’ve directly shaped the game into what it is today.

🎉 See You on Launch Day!

Expect more small updates throughout this week as I polish final details, fix bugs, and prepare the build for release.

If you haven’t already, wishlist the game — it helps the launch a lot: 👉

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Thanks again for the support! You are not the hero. You are the storm. - Dan