Treehouse Games on how player feedback shaped Voyagers of Nera

Treehouse Games revealed the launch date of its next cooperative survival creation game, NERA VoyagesAt the Summer Game Fest earlier this month. According to Treehouse, the game is launched in early access on Steam on August 5, the game demo being available to play so far. During this period, Treehouse brings together the comments of players as he did during the pre-liberation period, which influenced how the structure of the game itself.

Voyages of Nera is a game at sea, where teams of 10 players have gone, to fight monsters and build bases. The demonstration of the steam festival includes the first biome of games, with two other biomes opening during the early access period. Treehouse revealed for the first time Voyages in 2023 at the Whole Snack Show at the Game Awards, and has since executed several game tests on Discord and via an early steam demo.

Michael Chu, CEO and co-founder of Treehouse, told Gamesbeat in an interview: “Before launching ourselves in 1.0, we plan to add at least two other biomes and a series of features from our backlog such as new types of construction for our super manufacturers, more ships to build and hear what they want on travel.

Treehouse plans to offer several features to the launch, including fishing, diving and crafts. Players can also encounter basic minds they can help and come back to their bases. The game seems different from the moment when it was revealed for the first time, which is thanks to these first game tests and to the players who gave comments.

Chu told Gamesbeat: “In all game tests and flows, we saw a huge volume of precious comments. Our hunger system was completely revised according to the comments on players who feel like they had to worry about it more than they thought and did not feel rewarded enough. Change how far you move when you attack depending on the distance to the enemy, and a ton of improvements feel. »»

CHU added: “positively, players had a ton of positive comments on the sea. Sailing, swimming and surfing are all main of the game – the first time a player makes the skimmer or meets a giant shark is always fun to watch. Our artistic style has also had a lot of love, we have heard of water, we have assistance aids and helps! Super compliment! “”