Hey there everyone, I wanted to touch base with you guys and let you know that EVERYTHING we are working on for the absolutely massive patch we have (and will launch by the end of January) is currently available, RIGHT NOW, if you click Properties then Beta and opt into the beta on your steam library under pixel piracy!

Second off, I know the steam announcement page isn't usually used for this, but since it's my only day off, I've been reflecting a bit on the past and wanted to take a moment for you guys to know me personally, and give you a single bit of advice, a small tidbit of information that changed my life entirely the day I came upon it.

You may or may not like my game, you may or may not CARE who we are, You don't know me, you probably never will, but please let me give you my personal view on what the word "Impossible" means.


I was a nobody, 27 years old, living a dead end job in the military, absolutely fed up with life. Hell, I had even contemplated being a coward and ending my life A LOT more than once, TRUST me, the military can do that to you and will run you over, chew you up, and spit you out.

One day I realized that life was living me, that I had been told what was POSSIBLE and what was IMPOSSIBLE all my life. I have ADHD and have heard "You can't study due to your Disorder" (My first grade teacher) , "You'll never write anything beautiful due to your disorder"(My fifth grade literature teacher), "You will never amount to anything due to your disorder"(One of my C.O's in the military, for years). Currently, I have studied three degrees, written a series of science fiction novels, and help run a flourishing game studio with my dear friend Vitali Kirpu. I THRIVE on the word IMPOSSIBLE.

Please, don't buy into that load of garbage, the word IMPOSSIBLE is what people will hide behind to push you down, to put people who think, people who dream, and people with ambitions back into the conformity of social acceptance. "Don't ask that girl out, she's too good for you", "You'll never be able to land that job." "What do YOU know that could possibly amount to anything?". If I had a dime for every time I've heard that I'd neither be rich nor successful. I'd be miserable and would have fulfilled their expectations of underachievment.

What did the person who made the first metal boat say when people called the idea of a large piece of metal that could be bouyant an absolute crock of IMPOSSIBLE hogwash? Did he just duck his head down and walk away? Nope, he made a freaking piece of metal that floated that we use to this day.

The same applies for ambition, for aspirations, for life in general. I dreamed of my own "Big Break" In life. That one instance where I'd be given a single chance to shine and would take that spark and light the largest fire in the world with it. I realized that there was a very distinct difference between "dreaming" and "achieving", and I set out to changing that.

The only thing I changed in my mind to be able to shift my entire life around, was my perspective. I stopped thinking that "it just wasn't meant to be", or "Never in a million years." and started thinking "perhaps if I alter the situation" or "how can I adapt to create the perfect situation that caters to this particular ambition."

I simply don't let life live me anymore. I don't let anyone tell me, or make me live life according to a set standard. Sure, someone can knock me on my ass and hurt me, but I think my greatest trait is my capacity to stand right back up, stronger than before, look that defeat in the eye and not take it as a failure but as a learning experience.

I went from a sad little man who let life, and everyone in it, push him around to a confident, capable person in complete control.

I met the girl of my dreams, and was immediately assaulted by the fact that due to my previous negative nature, she disliked me. I didn't let that demotivate me, in fact I persisted, we kept speaking, and here we are, three years later, a happy couple. She's sitting here watching House Of Cards right next to me.


I pursued my dreams to be a part of the gaming industry by starting from the bottom. I worked Indie Game PR for a small game, and learned the intricities of game making. I slowly built up the confidence to speak with larger and larger peope and the one thing I have discovered is the following. EVERYONE is approachable. You can speak to anyone, or try to! You have nothing to lose, what's the worst that could happen if you ask the girl you like out, or write a resume for a job you feel won't accept you, or even ask someone famous on twitter if they want to chat sometime? She'll say no, they will kindly reject your petition, or the tweet will not be responded, and you will be exactly in the same spot you would be as if you hand't asked. Seems pretty cut and dry to me, just DO it, nothing bad will come of it, and you will have a lot going for you if you get that yes!

A great deal of my professional life consists in convincing people, negotiating, or taking something "IMPOSSIBLE" to a DOABLE state.

Do not be afraid of what you are capable of.

Do not measure your life against what you HAVEN'T done.

NEVER take a fall as a defeat, but as a learning experience.

TAKE criticism in stride, and fix your mis-steps.

Measure your alongside your ambitions, and discover just how far you can bend it to pursue your dreams.

Achieve,

The word IMPOSSIBLE is only a word at the end of a day, but your actions are real and permanent!

If these words fall upon deaf ears that's fine. If they cause some of you to make fun of me for expressing myself or trying to help you, that's also fine! The words weren't meant for you after all!

These words are meant for the people who will read them and become motivated to achieve. To you all I can say is pusue your goal, don't let your life live you, don't let a defeat be a failure, don't stop fighting.

-Alex Poysky