Bumblebee Studios announce their plans for the development of Vaudeville, after the huge success of its early access.

Bumblebee Studios is thrilled to announce the overwhelming success of Vaudeville, their highly anticipated narrative-driven adventure game, during its early access release on Steam. Since its launch, thousands of enthusiastic gamers have flocked to experience the captivating world of Vaudeville, with notable streamers such as Charlie "MoistCr1TiKaL" White and Will Neff showcasing the game on popular platforms like Twitch and YouTube.
 

In light of the game's extraordinary reception, Bumblebee Studios is excited to share their roadmap for Vaudeville's future development. Building upon the solid foundation laid during early access, the studio plans to introduce a series of updates and enhancements that will elevate the gameplay experience to even greater heights:

• AI Improvements: Focus on enhancing the artificial intelligence of the characters, making them more intelligent, responsive, and realistic in their actions and interactions. Improve the consistency of their responses.
• Achievements: Increase the number of available achievements to provide players with goals and rewards for completing specific tasks or milestones within the game.
• Improved notebook functionalities: Enhance the functionality of the in-game notebook, allowing players to better organize their clues, notes, and objectives.

• Sceneries & Props: Introduce a variety of new and visually appealing sceneries and props to enhance the overall aesthetics and immersion of the game world.
• Facial Expressions: Improve the facial expressions of the characters to make them more expressive and lifelike, enhancing the emotional depth and engagement of the gameplay.
• Sound Design: Enhance the game's audio elements, including ambient sounds, music, and text-to-speech, to create a more immersive and atmospheric experience for the players.
• Haptics: Implement haptic feedback to provide players with tactile sensations that correspond to in-game events, actions, or interactions, adding another layer of immersion to the gameplay.

• Improve Steam Deck compatibility: Optimize the game to ensure smooth and efficient performance on the Steam Deck handheld gaming device, leveraging its unique features and controls.
• Improve Controller compatibility: Enhance controller support and compatibility across various platforms, ensuring seamless gameplay experiences for players using different types of controllers.
• VR version: Develop a virtual reality (VR) version of Vaudeville, allowing players to immerse themselves in the game world and interact with the characters and environment in a fully immersive VR environment.
• Performance Optimization: Improve the performance of the game to ensure it runs smoothly on older and lower-end machines, optimizing resource usage, reducing system requirements, and addressing performance bottlenecks. This will allow a wider range of players to enjoy Vaudeville without encountering significant performance issues.

• Linux: Port Vaudeville to the Linux operating system, expanding the game's availability to Linux users and allowing them to enjoy the experience.
• Mac: Port Vaudeville to macOS, enabling Mac users to access and play the game on their preferred platform.
• Ipad: Explore the possibility of porting Vaudeville to the iPad platform, offering a mobile gaming experience for players on iOS devices.
• Android: Investigate the potential of porting Vaudeville to the Android platform, extending the game's reach to Android users and providing them with a mobile gaming option.
• TvOS: Consider the feasibility of porting Vaudeville to TvOS, enabling players to enjoy the game on Apple TV.
• Xbox: Explore the possibility of porting Vaudeville to the Xbox platform, offering console gamers the opportunity to experience the game on their preferred system.

• Conduct a thorough review of player feedback, bug reports, and suggestions to address any remaining issues and further refine the game's mechanics, features, and performance.
• Prepare for the official release of Vaudeville, ensuring that all planned features, improvements, and optimizations are in place for a polished and engaging final version.

• New stories: Continuously add new stories, quests, and narratives to expand the game's content, providing players with fresh experiences and challenges as they progress through Vaudeville.
• Procedural mode: Implement a procedural mode, introducing randomized elements and events into the gameplay to enhance replayability and create unique experiences for each playthrough.
• DLCs: Release downloadable content (DLCs) periodically, offering additional storylines, characters, items, and gameplay features to further enrich the Vaudeville experience for players who wish to expand their adventure.

NOTE: The roadmap outlines a suggested timeline and sequence of updates, but the actual development and release schedule may vary based on the team's priorities, resources, and unforeseen circumstances.

Contacts
Email: info@bumblebee-studios.se
Discord: https://discord.gg/2scPgBMkaq

Vaudeville is available on
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2240920/Vaudeville
Epic Games Store: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/vaudeville-86cff0
Itch.io: https://bumblebeestudios.itch.io/vaudeville