➡️Game Roadmap

Initial game design (complete)

• Initial game design for KC was done tabletop-style, with printed out playing cards.

• Completed September 2021

Game Demo MVP (complete)

• After the physical playtesting round, we created a digital MVP of the game.

• Completed January 2022

Pre-Alpha (complete)

• This was a period of playtesting at in-person events in Los Angeles and with anonymous paid playtesters online. We used this period to catch bugs and help balance game mechanics.

• Completed April 2022

Alpha 1 (complete)

• Completed in December 2022, this was a private playtest for holders of our Genesis Collection.

• Tested out core card and character mechanics.

Alpha 2 (complete)

• Completed in February-March 2023, this was the second private playtest for holders of our Genesis Collection.

• Same goals as alpha 1 with added cards and characters.

• Learned a lot about user behavior around some key systems, and ended up removing an early game mechanic known as “Stances”.

Alpha 3 (complete)

• Also known as the Pioneer Event and Fungi Festival.

• Featured the release of all new playable characters as well as equipment and the Battle Pass progression system.

• Also featured dramatically reworked battle systems, improved UI and UX, new game screens such as character select, and a totally refactored game client that was much more performant.

• Completed in H2 2023.

Economy Launch (in progress)

• Add key foundational economic features and begin iterating on social, p2p, and community ownership systems as a meta-layer around the core loop. Some key features here are:

  • Passive earning

  • Fungible token release

  • Community ownership over key economy infrastructure

• This started in March of 2024 and will last for the rest of the calendar year.

• See Economy Features Roadmap for more info!

Unity Port (in progress)

• Currently expected for 2nd half 2024.

• The goal of the Unity port is to reach parity across the browser version of the game.

Beta (up next)

• Currently expected for 2nd half 2024

• Will likely happen in several phases with new feature rollouts for each phase

• It will feature

  • Longer, more immersive runs

  • New card drafting systems

  • A reworked in-run map

  • And much more!

Full release (up next)

• Currently expected for 1st half 2025