December 9th, 2025
Q&A: Does CSS like the Early Access model enough to do it again?
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Mikael
Does Coffee Stain Studios like the Early Access model enough to do it again, or would the next game have a more traditional release?
I would say it would depend on what type of game it is.
Just knowing the team, like knowing the personalities in the team, I would say that if we do a...
If we do a pretty...
like simple mechanics wise but very complex story and lore wise game that would be kept secret until it is ready for launch this is all of my speculation by the way
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Mikael
like lore story focused games or like very compact one and done kind of games that you play it say a Metroidvania whatever and you might be like yeah cool with this that's a candidate for not EA if you have something that is planning like just pretty like open-ended like Satisfactory is and was
and that can keep on being iterated and Satisfactory was extra special because Satisfactory really, like because the game has so much creative expression in the game in terms of how to build, what to build, what features would be nice to alleviate both, you know, like feeling zero pressure, zero stress and also alleviate your creative process getting your feedback for that constantly was so valuable
through EA to make the game what it is today for launch.
And feedback for stuff like that is something we would always like from you.
But feedback on the integrity of, again, a narrative that some people here would like to send just on their own merits is, again, something that I think we would like to keep secret until launch.
Not saying we're making a new game.
I mean, we're not.
I'm saying we're not making a new game.
But if we were to, I mean, one day eventually, sure, absolutely it would happen.
That's where my thoughts are at.