Overview
- The studio announced a small public playtest on Steam running March 26–30, with sign-ups open but invitations limited.
- A larger beta is planned for summer, followed by an Early Access phase at a later date.
- The Legend of California is a multiplayer open-world, action-survival FPS that mixes a procedurally seeded map with fixed landmarks and systems for looting, gathering, and crafting.
- In a developer livestream, Kaplan said the game likely will not adopt a free-to-play model and emphasized unlocking items through gameplay rather than microtransactions.
- Kintsugiyama is an independent, 34-person team led by Kaplan and co-founder Tim Ford, informing both design scope and business approach.