Greetings! I've decided to pull myself away from Tekken 8 for a few minutes to talk about what we've got in store for Mr. Shootem Breaks Out! in the new year, and while I can't talk about everything in the pipeline so far, there's still a lot of exciting things I want to bring up, so let's get started!

SAGE 2023 Demo No More!

If you're out of the loop, on Christmas Day, we announced that a full game is officially underway, and because of this, we will be pushing out a new demo later in the year and sunsetting the demo we released for SAGE 2023. While that demo was a relative success, let's not beat around the bush: it could've been much better. Don't get me wrong, I still love it like a son, and I catch myself doing a run or two while working on all the new stuff, but it is very much not representative of even what's been made now. Without going into too much detail, a lot of internal up-comings and everyone's clashing schedules required a couple of corners to be cut to get the demo out the door, which resulted in some hiccups. 2024's demo will be a tried and true first look at the final game, with more up-to-date artwork and new content!

What's in the Next Demo?

2024's demo is essentially a return to square one. The codebase of the 2023 demo has been smote in favor of a new and more efficient one to streamline the addition of content to expect in the final release, and we're making room for a lot. Here's a list of some things we're aiming to have available in the 2024 demo:

Revamped controls

The biggest criticism the 2023 demo received was that the controls simply didn't work well with the fast pace of the game, primarily with the locked aiming of the gun. From now on, the aiming is fully unlocked and is controlled with the mouse (or the right analog stick on a gamepad).

Redone tutorial and two new worlds

The tutorial in the 2023 demo has been completely scrapped and is being replaced by a brand new one that'll hopefully serve as a real tutorial! Alongside that, we're also working on including two new full-size worlds. We posted a music teaser for one of these worlds on our Twitter!

Playable characters and multiplayer

Things are always better when you have friends by your side! Not only will the game feature multiple playable characters from the campaign and... beyond(?), but the game is now playable by up to four players!

...and much more!

We have way more content in the works now, but we'd want to keep that a secret for now! Updates will be provided on our Twitter as they're ready, but until then, thank you for sticking around, and we'll see you later this year!