I hope you’re having a terrific holiday season and end of the year! I’m here to tell you that Risk & Riches has entered its final phase of development and it’s all about polishing for the next couple of months. You can look forward to an updated demo early next year and the full release in March 2025!

Here’s a quick rundown on the current status of the game:

Done

• Core game-loop
• Basic save system
• All 40 enemies and bosses
• All 4 playable characters
• All 30 town buildings and the ability to construct them
• All 192 cards
• All 30 pieces of equipment
• All 25 events
• All 4 floors of the mine
• All 9 Circles of Hell
• Shops for purchasing cards and equipment
• Opening cutscene

In-Progress

(Expected Finish Date)

• Tutorial (12/28/24)
• Save slots (1/4/24 - In full release, not demo)
• Ending cutscene (1/4/25)
• New Game+ (1/4/25)

To-Do

(Before 2/16/25)

• Bug Test
• Bug Fixes (Nothing major atm, *knocks on wood*)
• Improve Misc Textures
• Improve Misc Animations
• Improve Misc FX
• Improve Misc Audio
• Improve Accessibility (A list of things I want to address)
• Steam Achievements (Steam Build)

It feels like a lot left, and it is, but after 1/4/25 all of the heavy lifting is done and many of the polish tasks will go quickly. The one thing that I wish I had addressed sooner is the accessibility options. I’ll do what I can, but this is something that will receive more focus starting with the initial design going forward at Growlery Games; to the best of our ability.

I’ll see you in the new year!