Development Status Descriptions

Conceptual: The game is nothing more than an idea. Games in this stage may or may not actually go on to become anything.

Early Design: This means that we thought the game concept was worth a shot. In this stage, various ideas and concepts are brainstormed for the game. Games in this stage still aren't guaranteed to be finished, as critical design flaws are often discovered at this point.

Mid Design: Games in this stage are almost to the production phase. They will probably go on to become actual games, but still have a ways to go.

Late Design: The design for games in this stage is practically finished and there may be some test programs to ensure that certain features will actually work. Production for these games will start within a week and they are sure to become actual games.

Early Production: Production of various parts of games in this stage has begun. This can include anything from web interfaces, development tools, game engines or servers. Depending on what we started making first, demos may or may not be available.

Mid Production: Various parts of the game have been completed by this stage. There are probably at least some demos released, depending on what was finished.

Late Production: Most of the components of the game have been completed by this stage. Release of the game will be in a few weeks.

Pre-Release QA: The game has been finished by this point and is simply being checked for bugs and errors before being released (QA - Quality Assurance).

Released (Updated): The game has been released and updates are actively being developed/released. If the game has online features, it will update automatically through the server.

Released (Abandoned): The game has been released, however it is no longer being updated.

Suspended: Development has been temporarily stoppped for some reason. It is possible that it becomes a permanent cancelation.

Canceled: Development has been completely canceled and will most likely never be restarted.