Grey Brick Studio is currently building this project without a publisher, outside investment or a massive development budget.
At the moment, the game is still in the concept and early prototype stage.
There is no finished game, no preorder and no guaranteed release date.
Optional support helps us move from ideas on paper to experiments that can actually be tested.
We call each contribution a brick because the game is being built one questionable piece at a time.
WHAT SUPPORT MAY HELP PAY FOR
DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AND TOOLS
This includes software subscriptions, development tools, editing programs, storage and anything else required to build, document and manage the project.
We will avoid unnecessary subscriptions whenever possible, but some tools may save significant amounts of time or allow us to create things we could not build alone.
ASSET PACKS AND PLUGINS
Not every chair, wall, sound, animation or interface element needs to be created from nothing.
Carefully selected asset packs and development plugins can help a small project move faster.
Any purchased asset used in the game will be reviewed, modified when necessary and properly licensed for commercial use.
SOUND AND MUSIC
Eventually, the game will need sound effects, ambient audio, character sounds and music.
We may use licensed audio packs, original work or paid help from independent creators.
We are not currently selling a soundtrack because a soundtrack does not exist.
PROTOTYPE AND TESTING COSTS
As the project develops, we may need additional storage, hosting, testing devices, controller support, build distribution tools or other services required to put prototypes in front of actual players.
STORE AND RELEASE COSTS
If the project reaches the point where it can be distributed publicly, there may be storefront fees, registration costs, promotional materials and other expenses connected to releasing a game.
We are not pretending to be at that stage yet.
SPECIALIST HELP
There may eventually be parts of development that exceed our abilities.
That could include programming, animation, rigging, music, sound design, legal review or other specialized work.
We will only pay for outside help when the need is clear and the expense makes sense for the project.
WHAT SUPPORT DOES NOT PURCHASE
Adding a brick does not provide:
Additional votes
Control over the game
A guaranteed character or item
A copy of the eventual game
A preorder
Ownership in Grey Brick Studio
A share of future revenue
Priority over non-paying community members
Major game decisions remain public.
If we sell a specific digital product through the Shop, the product description will state exactly what the buyer receives.
HOW WE WILL REPORT DEVELOPMENT SPENDING
We plan to publish a regular Brick Ledger summarizing:
Gross support received
Platform and payment fees
Development expenses
The general purpose of each expense
The amount still reserved for the project
The next planned development cost
We will not publish supporters’ private information.
We will also not create fake emergencies, artificial deadlines or dramatic claims that the entire game will collapse unless someone gives us money by midnight.
If the project needs something, we will explain what it is, what it costs and why it matters.
AN IMPORTANT REALITY CHECK
Supporting an early project involves uncertainty.
We cannot currently promise a release date, a finished game or a particular final scope.
Game development is difficult, and this is our first attempt to build something like this.
What we can promise is honesty about the current state of the project.
We will not present concepts as finished assets.
We will not present an experiment as a completed system.
We will not promise a reward that we do not know how to deliver.
We will show what works, what fails and what your support allowed us to attempt.
If you choose to add a brick, thank you.
You are helping us find out whether thousands of strangers can accidentally design a real game.
If you cannot support financially, you can still participate in every public vote, follow the project and help shape whatever this thing becomes.
Money helps build the game.
It does not decide what the game is.