Epsilon Update No. 10: Timeline

The next monthly update about Epsilon — a solo adventure game about exploring a dark and corrupting forest.

As the launch of Exclusion Zone Botanist: Epsilon approaches, I’ll be posting regular updates with a behind-the-scenes look at the design decisions going into the game:

• Epsilon Update 01: Epsilon overview

• Epsilon Update 02: Plant features

• Epsilon Update 03: Plant morphology

• Epsilon Update 04: Exclusion Zone map

• Epsilon Update 05: Character creation

• Epsilon Update 06: Playtesting

• Epsilon Update 07: SHX system

• Epsilon Update 08: Bloom

• Epsilon Update 09: Inventory

Note that everything here is in development and subject to change. These updates are a snapshot of how things looked when they were written.

Follow the Kickstarter pre-launch page to be notified when it goes live!

Status and timeline update

Work continues on Epsilon, but at a slower pace as of late. My efforts have been focused on getting We are Mushrooms published and on two other projects to be released in September. While this update may be shorter than the previous ones, I’m happy to report that Epsilon is in a good place:

• Introduction and front matter are complete

• Character creation is done

• The improved inventory system is done

• The map structure is complete

• Encounters and challenges (SHX) are done

• Plant discovery, features, and morphology is done

• The new Bloom (corruption) system is done

It feels great seeing the whole game come together.

The challenge is that I still need to commission art and work with an editor for revisions. After that, I need to finish layout for what is easily the largest project I’ve ever done. With 167 days left in 2026, while not impossible, it feels increasingly unlikely that all of those remaining tasks will be done before the end of the year.

I know how much you are looking forward to this game, and I truly appreciate your patience. As I mentioned in the very first update, the Kickstarter will go live when it is ready. In the meantime, you can follow along with updates.

No matter what, you can expect an update here on the third Friday of each month!

- E.P. 💀

P.S. Check out this amazing Exclusion Zone Botanist scrapbook created by Vansheea and shared on the r/solorpgplay subreddit. It’s really impressive!

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