A Vision Becoming Reality 

My wife is on the team. I have had the honor to sit in and listen to the development meetings. Every meeting is a wildfire of ideas being shared, of new and old friendships and ends with everyone saying "love you guys". No one person ever seems to control the board, it's a true equality of thoughtful ideas and design. This project represents decades of imagination waiting for the technology to catch up to show it. This game means so much to the team and by extension they want it to be something that means so much to us. We will be supporting the kickstarter and I hope every true lover of the genre is willing to do so as well. Because it is long past due we had something like this again, real adventure.

Please be careful on choosing a publisher and read contracts carefully. Many a game ruined by greedy publishers.

This might actually be the first kickstarter I support.

I've never even considered a kickstarter before but this seems more like an obligation. I remember seeing Daggerfall screenshots on preview articles in 90's gaming magazines and excitedly showing them to my friends. Congratulations getting this far and best of luck for the future.

1:50 CLIMBING LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

People who fund the kickstarter may help fund the future enjoyment of a 'classic' rpg for many future people.

The closest we'll get to a main line elder scrolls followup within a reasonable time frame, but with the charm of Daggerfall on a much newer engine. I couldn't be more excited!

We need more passionate devs like you guys, I hope you get the recognition you deserve!

"Rest well this night...." this still gives me shivers

A project with these high aspirations is a mighty challenge for your team. Be careful not to dilute the promise you are creating by mission creep. I enthusiastically and heartily support your decision to focus on creating the game, not the game engine, by using the amazing tool that is the Unreal engine. Shipping a strong and solid game that fulfills the potential here will be a feat indeed. I do believe it can be done if you keep your vision clear, especially when considering a publisher. Your stated emphases are spot on in every detail as far as I am concerned. Larian has demonstrated recently, and Warhorse some years before, that games like this are powerfully viable products if done without foolish compromises. The right publisher will believe in the old vision of gaming analagously to the rest of your team believing in that vision in art, lore, writing, etc. Genuinely cheering for you. As long as you are and remain both 1) authentically player-focused in your development choices and 2) consistently communicative in the development process I think the market for this game will be there for your pre-release stage(s), starting with crowdfunding. Looking forward to the opportunity to lend a hand via Kickstarter.

Backing the shit out of this. Y'all are carrying a long-dropped torch and I'm deeply grateful for that. Cannot wait for the early access release.

Very much hoping this is going to bring Immersive Dungeon Crawling into the 2020s... Good luck folks.

1:50 climbing? Hell yeah

Very excited, best of luck to everyone involved

Daggerfall quickly became my favorite Elder Scrolls game after going back through the series, and is what inspired me to begin coding. I hope I can play Wayward Realms soon, and I want this project to succeed.

Im happy to see that the Oblivion face zoom has returned ^^

As a Daggerfall Fan, I like how much Daggerfall is brought up in relation to this. Makes me hopeful I'll like the game.

Made a Kickstarter account specifically to back this project. Really looking forward to seeing a return to the golden age of RPGs. Best of luck to the team, and thank you for taking a chance!

Welp, here it is: first time I'm supporting a Kickstarter campaign ❤

I created a kickstarter account just to support you guys! I can't wait to try the early access version! What is you planned release platforms? Steam, Epic ?

I look forward to this game very much.

I'm unfortunatley not in a position to offer any money to this kickstarter but I will be spreading awareness!! This project has so much in what I've been looking for in a modern RPG, will be following very closely!

Daggerfall was my first game, I watched my father play it on DosBox when I was little. I am so happy to see a game this ambitious in trying to recapture the spirit and vastness. Cant wait :)

I'm so relieved you guys still make games to this day; because this project sounds like a blessing in this day and age.

40+ old here. Daggerfall was the very first RPG I ever played (funny... my dad was supposed to get me Diablo and instead he returned home with the HUGE Daggerfall box). I can't wait for Wayward Realms. Eager to back!

This mountain is HUGE!)

If you nail the core gameplay loop this Game could be a game I will play for years. You have my support. Godspeed OnceLost Games team! I wish you the best

I started elder scrolls with morrowind in 2005 when I was ten years old, and have been a bethesda fan ever since. I only ever played daggerfall after the Unity port/mod came out and oh my god I loved it. Back in the early/mid 2010s i backed project eternity, torment tides of numenera, and wasteland 2 with money from my first job at starbucks. Ive only backed 1 kickstarter since then but now that im 29 and have a full blown career, you can definitely count on me to back at a decent level. I have been craving more RPGs that arent just action games, or story focused games, but a game that simulates the whole world and tells you to just go live in it. There hasnt been anything to scratch this itch in over a decade. I miss games that just let you be a citizen, own a home, get married, join a guild, get a job, etc. this game is literally a dream come true for me, especially after falling in love with daggerfall well past its original release. The only 2 other games ive seen that might scratch this itch are The World of Antera (which is the one i backed and has charming pixel art) and Mirthwood (which appears to be coming this fall! - it looks more like 2D fable with a paperdoll artstyle) But the wayward realms being a modern 3D daggerfall sipiritual successor is literally a dream come true. Every few months I look the game up to see if theres any. Ew info, but today I didn’t have to and it was recommended to me! I am SO happy!! B Thank you once lost games for making games that scratch a itch for a niche and for making a game you guys are passionate about even if its not a industry norm these days. This is by FAR my most anticipated game in years! Heck, probably my most anticipated game in over a decade. It may sound corny but i feel like i could literally cry since nobody has been making these types of games in so long. From the bottom of my heart thank you once lost games!!!! I will be sure to give as much helpful feedback as possible! Now im gonna go player daggerfall unity again lol

So excited for more Eric Heberling composition! Just restarted a Daggerfall Unity run. I'm beyond excited for this!!!

This has potential to be one of the best games ever made. Daggerfall is a flawed masterpiece, and I have no doubt that with your ambition, and given the right budget/team/time, and the much better technology we have today, The Wayward Realms will be one of the best gaming experiences ever made. I'm looking forward to seeing if that potential works out or not.

If this was some random indie team, I probably wouldn't be as excited. But considering we have a team of industry veterans here, I am SOOOO excited!

Let’s go baby! I’ve been following this for a few years now. We will be backing when the kickstarter drops. 😎

I have a good feeling that you guys are able to pull it off! I loved Daggerfall and I can see a good and well thought out use of procedural generation in this game! I believe in you guys, it looks good!

I see VR at 1:43, it's awesome, I'm sure it will be the best game in the history of video games!

Awesome! I'll be sure to save up a bit to donate to this

Congrats guys! Can't wait for the Kickstarter. I'm sure it'll do super well.

The last 10 years of gaming has taught me not to get hype about games. This project has me so damn hype that I will contribute to this Kickstarter which I never do. God speed you mad lads.

my goodness it looks amazing, also 4 thats 4 times you made me panic that I'd missed the kickstarter luanch! also great to hear from Ted

I don't normally buy early access games.I will this time! You deserve my money.

I am throwing my card at the screen but it is not sticking! Honestly, I will be buying it soon!

This trailer gives me a feeling that I haven't had since I played Oblivion and from the sound of it that's exactly what they're going for. The fantasy, the freedom, the spirit of adventure. They have my backing.

Commenting for the algorithm because this project needs attention

Can't wait, looks awesome. You have my support!

Spread the word, This needs Is as much publicity as possible. The more kickstarter donations will not only fund the team working on Wayward Relams. But it will also show how many people are eagerly waiting for the full release of the game :)

I've been interested in the project since your first anouncement with your "trailer" with the ork. I think you will be the very first kickstarter that I will ever support. Hope you the best of lucks and even more, the concept of wayward realms seems awesome and I deeply believe that if the vision and the proposals are fully completed could create a new standart for rpg. 100% hyped.

Most anticipated game in history.

I'm so excited for this game - I'll definitely be supporting the Kickstarter! "The Wayward Realms is a first-of-its-kind Grand RPG." Isn't it technically the _second_ of its kind, and Daggerfall the first? lol But nah, jokes/semantics aside, this game honestly could be revolutionary -- and the more I see of it, the more confident I am of its success!

Man you can't imagine how much I'am waiting for this game. I've been yearning for old-school RPG's for the last 15 years, Baldur's Gate 3 was breath of fresh air and now this. Day one pre order from me.

As a gamedev myself, I am very much looking forward to it! and I am going to support you

Daggerfall was a dream made true. I remember fondly reading magazines' articles about it. Bought it as soon as it was possible. And everything was great. My most beloved game ever as an old roleplayer. Always have been disappointed since by any possible successor. And now, listening to you, learning about the project, I'm feeling excited like the young adult I was. I will be glad to support you and please, choose your publisher wisely.

Heh, the starter island reminds me of the PC Gamer Daggerfall demo that was on Betony. I'm so excited for this, I hope I get this job I'm waiting to hear back from so I can throw money at the KS.

I can't wait!

Excellent news, I was also thinking that an early access release with a fully-fleshed section of the world was the way to go. It will still be larger than most ES games released after Daggerfall...

Looking forward to participating and supporting!

Looking forward to it. I'm betting this game will be funded, released in early access, developed further and fully released plus maybe gaining a 1 or 2 DLC:s before Elder Scrolls 6 comes out. Probably in better shape as well if I may say so :D

i have been following this project since very very early days which i think was before the corona virus, or at its start. i have been asking a ton of questions, and im starting to think i must have been a true pain to you guys hahaha. i just wanted to write one more comment to say, that i cant wait for the game, not only as a player, not only for my pleasure, (and i think this represents all of us), but because i feel a great bond towards this. i had such a blast with daggerfall, its my favorite game. you guys give a feeling that is truly weird but beautiful. i dont feel that im watching a company make videos about its project on youtube. i feel like im following a group that ive known for, and i catch my self thinking that i hope this project makes them very happy and yet we are complete stangers. best of wishes. and as we say in my country, wish you all great health.

Ждём!

Goodluck to all. Awesome to hear and waiting kickstart pledges!

I'm looking forward to my Necromancer playthrough.

I've never supported a Kickstarter before, but this is the first time that I wholeheartedly believe with every fiber of my being in what is being created here.

I can't wait for my adventure to begin in this wonderful looking new world you guys are making!

I'll be funding it. Good luck. I go back to the days of C64 :). Hopefully you can unlock greatness in this genre for this next generation games. Kind of what Bioware and than Larian did for the old gold box based RPG's. Good luck, don't rush the game. Take your time and make it a classic.

Very interesting, of course. I'll share this to every RPG lover friend I have. But when I hear "publisher", I hear potential DEI influence and that sends a shiver up my spine. Hopefully, it'll be fine.

Awesome! I've been following you guys for awhile, so I'm excited to get a chance to finally play some of th game. I'll definitely back this too. Good luck!

One of the few games that still manages to actually make me excited for it to release. I so hope this is a success and wish the team all the best!

Love the idea and concept. I for sure will support you in kickstarter

very excited to see the ongoing progress! this is the kind of passion project i'm glad to support

Well it's pretty obvious what I'll be wanting for my forty-something birthday next month then. Best of luck to you all. Glad to be here for the ride. 👍

Been here since the beginning. So happy to see this. Congratulations to the entire team❤

This looks phenomenal folks, definitely backing to get that early access build and dive in early!

I am so excited. It's good to be excited about a game again. Daggerfall was one of a kind, and hasn't been replicated. I'm looking forward to the pledge tiers in the kickstarter.

1:33 Daggerfall dungeon layout jumpscare

I love that you showed dev stuff. Quite rare nowadays to get a look at the polygons.

Loving the music :)

Cant wait! I would be shocked if a publisher doesnt pick this up

I'M SO EXCITEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD I HAD TO WATCH 3 TIMES JUST TO MAKE SURE I SAW ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 💞💓💕

Ted - what a legend! Sharing this to all!

rooting for you guys!! thank you for keeping the RPG's alive!

Im ready to give the money.

Wow. This feels like the early 90's on the old bethsoft boards, when Arena was new and DF was on the bench being hammered out. So we ask like we did before. Which iteration of UE5 will be used, the latest or an earlier version. I ask as I've just seen the demo footage of 5.4, and the graphic and animation additions are spectacular. Can't wait for the kickstarter to surface; supporting this will be fantastic with the advances in coding waiting to be taken advantage of. Never mind what the 4000 series GPUs and multicore processors will enable. Of course the real test will be when the early access goes live and we get to try and break things.

Time to start saving up to to plegde day 1.

Looking forward to the game

Will be the first kickstarter I support

This project somewhat reminds me of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which also used Kickstarter and turned out to be a massive success. There's a huge market for these types of games that triple A studios have completely ignored. There's no doubt in my mind that Wayward Realms will be a similar success story.

These comments are so heartwarming! I miss having a great old rpg community like we had with daggerfall and even morrowind. Really missing that. Looking forward to catching up with you all and living the great stories we're creating in wayward realms. 😊

This is the only game I'm as excited as TES6 about. May the Grand RPG genre be truly grand! You guys are doing god's work - this kind of RPG is what I've been seeking, and wanting to make, for so, *so*, long.

Good luck, team! I’ll keep my eyes on the KS!

Absolutely chompin' at the bit to back this at a high tier.

I'll be supporting it. Ted - you don't sound well. Get some sleep or something, lol.

I’m so unbelievably excited. Your team will have my support the second the kickstarter is opened. I’ve told friends about this and they are hopeful of those old days where it wasn’t about just map markers… but exploring. Being in a world. Good luck to the team.

I have been letting this video play on loop for over a day now. Just doing my part to help out. All the best to the team, and I hope this project turns out as great as it seems!

Looks great

My excitement and imagination are boundless! I truly hope all of your imagination, creativity, and passion breathes life not only into the archipelago, but into the gaming world itself! Best of luck and I'll support best I can!

Even if the game needs 5-6 years to develop it shouldn’t be rushed. If everything turns out right maybe people could be playing this for years

Im so exited. Looking forward to the game.

This is gonna sound weird but I appreciate that the nude statues in the art are actually nude. The eunuch statues in every other game bug me

Here we go guys, let's make the game we all need!

I hope you guys can succeed, as sincerely as I can express. You represent a bastion of passion and exploration in game design. This project feels so different from other classic game devs who are coming together for spiritual reboots etc., because you guys pioneered a future style of game that has not been explored in great detail in nearly 20 years. It's not just another Fallout, another Wasteland, another Baldur's Gate. Best of luck and I will be donating.

Taking notes for your early access strategy from the Larian playbook, I see. Good. Larian showed us all how early access is done.

This is phenomenally exciting. Who cares about elderscrolls 6 anymore this in progress...