Steam Early Access!

Update: Steam price will be $29.99 USD, but note that steam does make prices vary by region a little.

Summary

• Every Patron who has a lifetime pledge amount equal or greater to the price of the game on Steam will get one Steam key. You can not earn multiple keys.

• The Steam version will be equivalent to the Cadet version of the game (so there is still value for bleeding-edge rewards).

• Removal of free censored build.

• Phasing out of $1 Cadet tier

• New Launcher, Unlockable Previous Rewards!

Mahou Arms is Coming Soon to Steam Early Access!

Exciting news! Mahou Arms has reached the point where we feel comfortable releasing it on Steam Early Access! The Steam version of the game will have adult content removed by default, but owning the game on Steam will grant access to the uncensored version from the official launcher. It will release on April 28th. More details below.

What does this mean for the Patreon?

Not much will change. Steam users will be entitled to the uncensored Cadet version of the game, so Lieutenants and above will still get new updates first. Also, all patrons who have a lifetime pledge amount equal to or greater than the Steam price will be granted a Steam key via the launcher (this may happen a little while after the game’s Steam release).

Steam users will not have access to the patron-only feed, monthly rewards, or any other patreon benefit.

Finally, the free censored build will no longer be available from the Launcher, since it would be equivalent to the unpatched Steam version.

The Future

It is our hope that releasing on Steam Early Access will increase the funding available to us for development. Your generous support has allowed us to dedicate most of our time to Mahou Arms, but more funding would allow us to hire helpers (animators, modelers, programmers) so that we can release updates more quickly and be more ambitious with our goals. Thank you all for your support thus far and we hope to continue working toward the final version of the game together.

Patreon Cadet Tier Phase Out

On an unrelated topic, we have decided to eliminate the Cadet tier. This will only make the tier inaccessible for new Patrons, existing patrons may stay in the tier and will be granted access to new Steam builds. However, if you delete your pledge or change your tier, you will not be able to rejoin it.

We have made this decision for a number of reasons. The most significant is that a large portion of that $1 pledge is taken up by payment processing fees, so the amount we receive is fairly small. At this stage in the game’s development, we also felt that a higher barrier of entry better represented the worth of the game and is fairer to those in higher tiers and Steam users.

Launcher Update

In light of our launch on Steam, we decided to update the Launcher visually and functionally. Importantly, Steam users will now be able to use it to access the uncensored version of the game, but Patrons may now also purchase past rewards with “credits”. We’ve granted everyone who backed us in March with 3 credits and for the month of April (and subsequent months) each month of support will earn you 1 credit at the Lieutenant tier and/or 3 credits at the Captain or Major tiers. Each past reward will cost 3 credits.

Thank you all for your support as always and if you have any questions/feedback please let us know!