STEAM Release Update

Hello. everyone!

Some good news! We finally managed to get the okay from STEAM. We'd like to announce that the planned release date for the STEAM version will be on Monday, March 16th 0:00 PST! Along with that release, we'll have the following things of note to address.

After Stories Introduced

Starting that day, itch.io and STEAM builds will have the After Stories as additional content. So look forward to those bonuses on that day.

Change in Price & Introductory Sale

On the day of release, we will be setting the default price on all storefronts to $39.99. We will also start the release with a SALE for those interested in buying it on STEAM for the first time, just like how we started on itch.io. The SALE will be at 12% of the original price, matching closely to the price we had on itch.io.

In other words, if you don’t buy the game in itch.io before the announced time, you’ll still be able to get it in Steam for the same price in the following few days. This is a good chance for you to buy the game at its introductory price if you miss the release discount in itch.io.

Owners on itch.io are eligible for a copy upon request, please see guidelines below under STEAM Copy Eligibility for details.

MAC version will not yet be available

Due to the nature of MAC builds on STEAM, we still need time to set it up. The programmer has been having problems getting enrolled in Apple's Developer Program for the build notarization process, which is required for Steam release of games compatible with MacOS since last year.

STEAM Copy Eligibility

Certain people can also avail of a free copy of STEAM, and these are the following conditions:

•  You were a kickstarter backer which paid at least the $25.00 minimum for the game.
• OR, if you've bought the game here at itch.io before that release. 

Additional Notes:

1. People who bought the game on itch.io after the above time (03/16 0:00PST) are not eligible for a copy on STEAM.
2. If you have already claimed a copy, you will be marked by us as claimed. You can only claim once.
3. Buying on STEAM does NOT qualify you a copy on itch.io.

How do you avail of these copies? 

1. For all of the above qualified, we'll be sending keys on request. 
2. Make sure to include your email that you used to pay for your game (in Kickstarter/itch.io) so we can verify your purchase. 
3. If you changed your email recently and asked it to be changed, and we replied that we've changed it, please give us the updated email.
4. To avail of these copies, please message us on : https://herculion.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
   And specify the title as [STEAM RELEASE]. Don't forget to include the above email to help identify you faster!

Looking forward to the release! We'll keep testing and looking for bugs meanwhile, while we await that time!