Hey everyone! We have some news to share with you all. A while ago, we made the exciting announcement that we will release our competitive 3D speedrunning platformer [i]Astral Tracks[/i] for PC on the 16th of November 2023. After working very hard, and especially extra hard in the last months and weeks, and having participated in Steam Next Fest with an exclusive demo in October, we have already created a solid and fun indie game. But we feel like it would hugely benefit from more player feedback - yes, we mean you! - and a more community-driven approach. So after careful consideration and evaluation, we have made the decision to launch [i]Astral Tracks[/i] on Steam in [b]EARLY ACCESS[/b] first. This decision was driven by wanting to create the best possible experience for players and although the development is really far, some things require more iteration and community feedback. Early Access will also give us more time to work on even more content! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44367915/aa99eff73a3a8cf0c7d9142e2ef4da07bd99c8db.png[/img] We hope to gain a lot more insights and gather valuable feedback during the Early Access phase and then utilize it to make the game as awesome as we can for the full release! The Early Access release will include a lot of the planned features like online multiplayer to play against your Steam friends, a big number of procedurally generated sci-fi tracks with different difficulty levels, and a great selection of customization options. To emphasize the competitive side of the game, players can set highscores to compare themselves on the leaderbords, compete against previous runs and ghosts, and also earn Achievements! Additionally, the game will be available in several languages upon Early Access release. We really hope you will enjoy our game! Please let us know what you think, we would love to receive your feedback to build on your input and make the game even better. We will keep working hard on [i]Astral Tracks[/i], finalizing and continuously improving it, up until the full release. So stay tuned for the 16th of November, put on those racing shoes and get ready to swing or grapple by next week for the Early Access release of Astral Tracks! - The LAB132 team