Emberdelve players: help shape Fliptide and Pyregrove

[Tapiwa Makandigona]

Hi everyone — Viktor here, helping Tsoro Studios coordinate playtesting.

If you've enjoyed Emberdelve, would you like to help shape our other two Android games? We're looking for a small group of returning players who will tell us honestly what feels good, confusing or frustrating — not just install and disappear.

Start with whichever game interests you:

FLIPTIDE — one-tap gravity-flip runner. Same course for everyone today.

Join the closed test: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.tsorostudios.fliptide

The 0.3.0 update is currently in Google's review for closed testing. Until it is approved, eligible closed testers may receive 0.2.0. Please include the version you actually played in feedback.

PYREGROVE — pixel platformer.

Join the closed test: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.tsorostudios.pyregrove

Version 1.0.0-alpha.26 is available in closed testing.

HOW TO JOIN

1. Join this group if you haven't already: https://groups.google.com/g/emberdelve

2. Use that same Google account to open your chosen game's test link and tap Become a tester.

3. Follow the Google Play download link. Joining the group alone does not enroll you in a game test.

If you're already in a game's INTERNAL test, Google requires leaving that internal test before joining its CLOSED test. You do not need to leave this group. If you hit an access error, email us instead of uninstalling or deleting your save.

THE PLAYTEST

If it suits you, stay opted in for at least 14 continuous days and come back for a few short sessions during that time. Try the opening levels, retry after a death, close/reopen the app, and tell us where you got stuck or wanted to stop. Older or lower-end Android phones are especially useful. Choose one game first; playing all three is not required.

Interested? Email tapiwamak...@gmail.com with the subject "Tsoro playtest" and:

- Your chosen game, phone model and Android version.

- Whether you have opted in and installed, and the app version you see.

- One thing you liked and one thing you'd change.

- Whether you'd like brief private check-ins around days 3, 7 and 14.

This group's posting is owner-only, so please email feedback rather than posting personal details here. Participation and check-ins are optional; you can leave at any time. No purchase, public rating, positive review or screenshot proof is required. Please don't make purchases or click ads for the test.

Already playing Emberdelve? We'd love its feedback at the same email too. Forward this invitation to one friend who actually enjoys these kinds of games, if you like.

Thanks for helping us make games you want to come back to.

Viktor, assisting Tsoro Studios

[Tapiwa Makandigona]

Quick status update — 9 September

Fliptide 0.3.0 has cleared Google's review and is available to eligible closed testers. This replaces the earlier "in review / may receive 0.2.0" note above.

I'm doing additional Android launch-compatibility checks before inviting more Fliptide testers to start. If you have already joined, message me privately for next steps; please don't uninstall the game or clear saved progress.

Pyregrove 1.0.0-alpha.26 remains available in closed testing. The same-account joining steps and voluntary feedback options above still apply. No purchases, ad clicks, ratings or positive reviews are needed.

Tapiwa

Tsoro Studios