TUG - Released on Steam Early Access

The developers of TUG Nerd Kingdom sent news their kickstarter game is now available on Steam Early Access. They also posted a new update with more information.

Steam Early Access Launch News Round-Up

TUG has been on Steam Early Access since Friday, and things are going well! If you have a friend who's been curious about TUG, now's the time to lure them in so you can whack them around in the Survival Ga... er, build a nice house with them!

By now, you all should have gotten your Steam keys! If you haven't, shoot an email to support@nerdkingdom.com.

Here's some rad press coverage we've gotten from PC Gamer and Massively, as well as a great interview with Peter (Ino) about the design philosophy of TUG!

• PC Gamer - New sandbox craft-'em-up TUG comes to Steam Early Access
• Massively - Hands-on with TUG, The Untitled Game
• Greenlit Gaming - TUG Interview With Peter Salinas

Developer Blog Series

In case you missed it, we've been sharing new dev diaries every Thursday from different Nerd Kingdom team members. Here they are!

• Dev Blog #1: Craft Your World - from John (nekochu)
• Dev Blog #2: TUGGLES - from Meryl (merylisk)
• Dev Blog #3: Stats - from Artie (onemanparty)
• Dev Blog #4: Crafting of a Different Sort - from Eric (RiK)
• Dev Blog #5: All the Science - from Peter (Ino)

Runes and Video

The most recent rune series came to an end on Monday. Here are all the runes compiled so you can scrutinize them at your leisure! You can join the effort to translate them in this forum thread.

Azzy made an excellent video retrospective of how far TUG has come since our Kickstarter campaign. We've made a lot of progress since last year, and it's all thanks to you guys!