Currently by pledging at a tier level of "Welcome to Fraymakers!" ($20) or higher, you will receive a digital copy of the game via email after it's released. (Early Bird backers were given a slight discount).

A download code for the game will be sent to you via email when the game is released. You will be able to enter the key into the Steam desktop client in order to activate your copy.
For the Steam desktop client, visit: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

The game will cost roughly around the lowest price available on Kickstarter ($20 USD) during its time in Steam Early Access. Note that Kickstarter is essentially the lowest guaranteed base price, as it may be increased slightly at the time of the game's full launch after all of the promised content has been added.

Tester builds will be released sometime within the months leading up to the March 2022 ETA for Steam Early Access. You will be contacted by email with instructions for how to activate your tester build when the time comes.

Yes it does (apologies, small mistake on our part but the text cannot be updated)

We made a slight error in the descriptions, all tiers at the $750 USD Angel Tier level above will in fact include Golden Costumes for every character.

The closest tier to us creating a fully playable custom character for you is "Custom Character Suite" which gives you a huge head start to a fully-animated playable character. We will not be implementing the character to a fully playable state, however we will assist with getting your sprites to show up in-game. You are free however to complete the project yourselves with FrayTools and play with the content both online and offline.

The Assist character we develop with you will be fully playable both on and offline but not selectable as part of the general roster. We will however integrate them as an official part of the credits game.

At the conclusion of our campaign we will be sending out information to qualifying backers about how to gain access to the private channel on our Discord server. If you've already backed the project and are interested in joining the party early, send us a message with your Discord ID after joining the server!

In the meantime, you can become a member of our Discord server at any time here: https://discord.gg/mcleodgaming

The timeline for the full game may vary depending on the results of the Kickstarter, but we are estimating it will remain under Early Access for up to 2 years following its initial March 2022 launch. During this Early Access period the game will be fully available to the public for purchase with a smaller pool of content, and additional content will be rolled out gradually via updates on a regular basis until all of the features listed in the campaign are completed.

"Early Access" on Steam is a name designated to games that are still currently under development. We are releasing in this form so more players can get access to the game sooner rather than have to wait for the entirety of the game's content to be completed. Creating content takes time, but our engine's core functionality is already completed so we're confident we'll be able to provide a solid experience even before all of the content is added.

Yes, you can add an additional copy via an Add-On during the checkout process. Just note that for the tiers that included tester build access, only the person's account who backed the game will be granted access. Currently we do not plan to give multiple access keys for tester builds to a single backer.

We hit a stretch goal for a Fraymakers Switch release! For now, we're not planning on releasing on other consoles, though this could change in the future.

Backers will have the option to choose either Steam or Switch for each copy they purchase. After the campaign ends, we will send out a survey to confirm your choices. Please note that releasing on both platforms is extremely difficult, so the Switch version of the game will likely be released some time after the Steam version is completed and will not include tester builds and Early Access. Rest assured, we will do our best to complete both versions as soon as we can.

Backers of the Tester Build tier and above will receive tester access solely for their single copy of the game. However, we have recently added a new Add-on for additional tester build access which allows you to purchase extra copies of the game with the Tester Build tier rewards included in case you'd like to be able to purchase it for a friend.

The rewards for each pledge tier will only apply to the person backing the project. However, extra copies you purchase will be entitled to the Announcer Pack and Post-Launch DLC Character stretch goals.