Closed AlphaLONGER REPORTS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Longer development updates, design decisions and progress reports from Still Alive: Idle. The short version usually reaches Discord first. This is where the details survive.
Survival is shaped by what you bring home, and what you build when you get there.
Why the latest Stable Alpha update makes Home a stronger part of the survival loop, connecting what you find in Ashwick with the refuge and survivor you develop.
WHAT CLOSED ALPHA IS TEACHING US
Closed Alpha is exposing the awkward edges of Still Alive: Idle. Salvaging and Dismantling have split, Tester Tools are back, the foundations are stronger, and development is returning to 0.5 Home.
Stable has a new baseline. Unstable is where we build what comes next.
Still Alive: Idle now has separate Stable and Unstable Closed Alpha builds, with a new tested baseline on Stable and development towards 0.5 Home continuing on Rolling Alpha.
What Blackthorn, a fuel empire and real players taught us
What Blackthorn, a fuel empire and a round of Closed Alpha feedback taught us about building Still Alive: Idle with real players.
Alpha 0.5.2 is live in Closed Alpha
Alpha 0.5.2 makes survival more coherent: one survivor, one physical activity, clearer trapping and inventory rules, and a water supply that finally requires planning.
How a 3:49 AM idea became Still Alive: Idle
How a sleepless 3:49 AM idea became Still Alive: Idle and a playable Closed Alpha 28 days later.