Patreon Tier Changes‼️ (Patreon)

As Soulstream Industries has grown, I’ve started making several different kinds of projects at once. Alongside my larger Unreal games, I’m putting more work into standalone web games, smaller experimental games, artwork, and additional content. Because of that, I’m updating the Patreon tiers so each one has a much clearer purpose.

To be clear, the Resident and Soldier tiers are not losing any benefits. Their current game access and benefits will remain available. The only tier losing a benefit is the $1 Lurker tier, which will no longer include playable game builds.

LURKER — $1

Lurker is the simple support tier for anyone who wants to throw a dollar my way, follow what I’m creating, and be part of the community.

Lurkers will continue to receive development news, progress updates, game and character artwork, previews, behind-the-scenes posts, announcements, polls, voting opportunities, and other development content. You’ll still be able to follow the games closely, give feedback, and be involved in what I’m making.

The change to this tier is that Lurker will no longer include access to playable game builds. This means Lurkers will lose access to game downloads and playable builds that were previously included. Game access will now begin with the $5 Resident tier.

The $1 tier will remain available as an inexpensive way to support Soulstream Industries and stay connected to development, but it will no longer be a game-access tier.

RESIDENT — $5

Resident is the tier for people who want to play the main games I’m developing.

Resident is not losing anything. For $5, Residents will continue to receive access to my larger downloadable games and Unreal Engine projects, including new builds and updates as development continues. This is where games such as The Soulstream Expansive and my other major projects will live.

Residents will also continue receiving everything included with Lurker, including development news, artwork, previews, polls, voting, and community content.

SOLDIER — $10

Soldier is for people who want everything I’m making, including the projects and extras that fall outside my main games.

Soldier is not losing anything. Soldiers will continue receiving everything from Resident, plus access to my web games, including games like POUR and the larger browser projects I make going forward. I’m planning to treat these as more substantial standalone games, with more development put into their characters, mechanics, progression, and overall presentation.

The $10 Soldier tier will also continue receiving extended game options, add-ons, special features, bonus content, and enhanced versions when those are available.

Soldiers are also getting a new benefit: mini-games and experimental side games. I’m constantly coming up with smaller ideas that don’t necessarily need to become another huge project, and I want to turn more of those ideas into playable games. Those smaller releases will be included with Soldier as an additional bonus.

The quick version

LURKER — $1Support Soulstream Industries and stay involved through news, development updates, artwork, previews, behind-the-scenes content, polls, voting, announcements, and community posts. The change to this tier is that playable games and game builds are no longer included.

RESIDENT — $5No benefits are being removed. Residents will continue receiving everything from Lurker, plus access to my main games, including the larger downloadable and Unreal Engine projects I’m actively developing and updating.

SOLDIER — $10No benefits are being removed. Soldiers will continue receiving everything from Resident, plus web games, mini-games, experimental side projects, extended game options, add-ons, special features, and other bonus game content.

The idea is to make the tiers match how I actually develop now. The $1 Lurker tier is for supporting the work and staying involved, the $5 Resident tier is for access to the main games, and the $10 Soldier tier is for the full package, including web games, side projects, and additional features.

Again, Resident and Soldier are not losing anything. The only benefit being removed is playable game access from the $1 Lurker tier.

Thank you to everyone supporting Soulstream Industries at any level. Whether you’re giving me a dollar because you enjoy following what I make or you’re here to play everything I release, that support gives me more room to keep creating new games, characters, artwork, and ideas. ❤️