Over 12,000 Raccoons Defeated… Here’s How The Playtest Went Down 🦝💥
We’re back with this month’s newsletter and this one’s all about our latest playtest!
From July 25 to August 5, our Discord community got exclusive early access to the newest version of The Rabbit Haul. And wow… y’all did not hold back!
Our server has been hopping with bug reports, awesome suggestions, epic run stats, and some truly wild raccoon-slaying numbers. It’s been amazing to see your reactions in real time and to have you right there with us. 🐇💚
Here are some highlights from the playtest:
📊 Playtest by the numbers:
- 142 runs were played
- 457 chests opened
- 6 victories by defeating all waves (MVPs, where you at?👀)
- 23 victories by ordering Gerald’s Delivery Service
- 55 homes rebuilt in Town
- 7,767 Symbiosis Crystals collected
- 23,935 blades of grass mowed down
- 12,832 raccoons met their match 🦝💥
🌱 Player choices:
- 76% of all crops planted were Strawberries (3243) 🍓
- Most-planted tower? Touch Me Not at 59% (815), followed by Power Flower at 20% (277)
- Most-picked Roguelite Card? Beehive at 9% (40) 🐝
- Most common symbiotic relationship: Sprinkler at 46% (66), with Beehive close behind at 38% (55)
- Most popular Town shop upgrade? Power Flower at 26% of all upgrades (106 upgrades purchased in total)
⏱ Total time played:
You all logged a whopping 79 hours and 48 minutes of gameplay in just 12 days! 😮
⭐ Player ratings:
- 52.2% gave the game 4 stars
- 26.1% gave it 5 stars
🚧 A glimpse at what is next:
Your feedback is gold, and here’s what came up the most at first glance:
- Lack of controller support (yep, we’re already fixing that)
- Difficulty curve (we’ll look at adding an easy mode)
- Missing indicators for low health/low haul (those surprise losses hurt)
- Some mechanics are not clearly explained (Delivery Truck, Symbiosis Crystals/XP)
- Plus, 44 bugs were reported which are logged and ready to be prioritized for our team to tackle! 💥🐞
Rest assured that we read through all the bug reports, feature suggestions and survey responses we receive. We might not get to your bug or suggestions right away, but we will eventually.
🌱 How you can support us
- Join our Discord to be first in line for the next playtest and get all the latest updates.
- Wishlist The Rabbit Haul on Steam – it’s one of the best ways to help our game reach more players!
We can’t thank you enough for playing, testing, and helping us grow the game. Your support makes every day worth it for our team. 💛
Stay tuned for details on the next playtest!
Until next time! 👋