Xydonia has a big (alpha) update

For those with memories that stretch that far, way back in 2016 the shmup Xydonia was successfully kickstarted and (it seemed) all but abandoned soon after. But the Xydonia team has come up for air every now and again through the years and that happened most recently yesterday.

There is now a downloadable, playable "Alpha 3" of the game available:
The game's mechanics went through many changes since the last build and we'd like you guys to test them directly. We thought that the best way to showcase them would be by splitting this into two different versions.

The first build (ALPHA VER. 3) is a sneak peek at part of the new content (WIP) that was added to Xydonia. The other one (ALPHA FIGHTER SPECIAL VER. 01) is shorter, more gameplay-centered, with a new approach to level design and scoring, while also including some of the upgrades we made to the engine, like tighter controls, aspect ratio switching and precise collision detection. This build represents a more faithful vertical slice of the final game and will act as a blueprint for the upcoming playable content we'll be releasing exclusively for backers starting from the ALPHA FIGHTER tier.

So, considering that we have two builds on our hands, maybe sharing one of them with everyone would be a good way to repay both the trust and patience you've put into our project.
Click HERE to download XYDONIA ALPHA VER. 3!

Maybe Xydonia will see the light of day as a real game some day but with this development pace i'm placing release around 2030 for this one.