Making Tetra Tactics, the Final Fantasy mini-game inspired title that wasn’t meant to exist

Roguelike deckbuilder Tetra Tactics exited Early Access after a year and a half yesterday, finally making it to its full release on Steam.

If you’re not familiar with the name, it might be because the title was called Card Craft up until a couple of weeks ago – it was changed due to a trademark issue, just in time to release into the world.

This small blip aside, lead developer Jabari Alii says the development process for the title was smooth sailing. And that’s partially due to the fact this game wasn’t really meant to exist in this form, removing some of the pressure associated with aiming for a big commercial release.

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