I've finally hit a new milestone. Farkle Friends is finally ready for some closed alpha testing. I'm finally getting close enough to releasing this game I can now taste it. I haven't posted recently as I have been working feverishly over the last few weeks to get to this point.
Alpha testing will start in the next day or 2. Unless there is a major issue I plan about 2 weeks of alpha testing to work the kinks out. I'll make sure its working good on all the platforms I plan to support. Android, Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Once all the initial play testing is done, and I have worked out any bugs found, I will then be moving on to some open beta testing.
For the beta testing I plan on using GamingBetas and/or AlphaBetaGamer. During the alpa testing I plan to investigate these two sites and will choose one or both to help out with some beta testing. I will have another blog later letting you know my choice and how, if possible, you can join to help with the testing. I'm planning another 2 weeks, baring any major issues, for this step. Then I will start preparing for release.
So if all the testing goes well, and there are no major issues I'm planning to release in about 4 weeks. For sure I will be releasing to the Google Play store. I have a list of other sites to host the PC/Mac/Linux version of the app as well. Here is a list of release site I'm considering. If anyone has any experience with these I'd love to hear about it. I will be investigating them and deciding over the next few weeks. I plan on releasing to Google Play store plus 2-4 others.
1. gamejolt.com
2. itch.io
3. indiegamestand.com
4. Steam
5. indiedb.com
6. gog.com
I'm really excited to be at this point and looking forward to releasing this to the world. I already have ideas for more games and for future updates to Farkle Friends.
Happy Gaming
