2020 is finally nearing an end, but TEALERLAND's development is still going strong.

At the start of this year, I was really unsure if I'd get this far along with the game and if all the work was going to pay off - but I think it absolutely has so far.

Through this game, I've met a lot of new friends and people I probably would have never met otherwise, and I've learned new skills with Clickteam Fusion & lessons about game development in general.

Working on this game as a passion project has been a blast, and I'm proud of where it's at now.

On top of that, this project would not be possible without the people listed in the description, who helped me with aspects of the game that I was not able to pull off by only myself.

With that said though, I obviously still have work to do - and progress has been made.

The Surface

To start things off, a lot of progress has been made on the in-game surface 'hub-world'!

Take a look at some gifs here:

Before climbing down the ladder each night, you will have a chance to check out the surface above the dreaded underground facility.

This area of the game is designed to be explored, and will contain plenty of goodies such as lore pages & secrets.

While the experience in the hub world is separated from the chaos of the underground, you are still not alone here...

In addition to the progress made on the hub world, there has also been a lot of work done on the main night section, and tweaks throughout the entire game. I feel these tweaks all add up to a better experience overall from my current testing.

Some of these additions include a new mechanic that will activate on night 3 onward that may shake up your strategy, more polish on various aspects and menus of the game, and a final update on the in-game UI.

In addition, there will be more characters, cut-scenes, and modes for you to experience in the full game.

Speaking of characters... here's a peek at some behind the scenes stuff:

...But when???

To those who were wondering, a Christmas release will not happen - but I've been very busy working on the game regardless, and I'd say the game's nearly in the home stretch.

I will not be giving out a exact release day & month, however, until I feel the game is very close to a fully complete state - as I want to be able to announce a specific date with 100% confidence. (It actually shouldn't be too much longer until a date reveal - but no promises yet.)

Thanks

Before I go off, I want to spend some time to give thanks;

Earlier near the beginning of this month, TEALERLAND was featured in a post by @gamejolt , along with some other FNaF fan-projects! I really appreciate the GJ team showing off not only my project but a ton of other great fangames - be sure to check the post out & take a look at the other games featured!

Secondly, I forgot to mention this in the previous progress update in November, but I'm incredibly honored the Halloween demo was played by various channels such as FusionZGamer, Dawko, VaporTheGamer, 8-BitRyan and more when it was launched!

Closing off, I once again would like to thank the game's followers and community for taking interest in the game and checking in on these posts (& also patiently waiting for the full release)! I, as always, greatly appreciate the support the game has been receiving.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas this year and I hope to see everyone again in 2021 very soon!