Multiplayer shooter Concord is gearing up for its official release after having spent quite a bit of time in development.

A developers who has worked on multiplayer hero shooter Concord has revealed that the game has been in development for quite some time. Lead character designer for the game, Jon Weisnewski, took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to reveal that it was in development for around 8 years.

“The game has been in development for around 8 years and I’ve been there for almost 5 of them,” he wrote. That, interestingly, would mean work on the game started in 2016, back when hero shooters were really exploding in popularity, courtesy of the original Overwatch.

It is worth noting, however, that that likely does not mean that that amounts to eight years of full production. The earlier chunk of that period will likely have been focused on pre-production, especially since developer Firewalk wasn’t officially founded in its current form until 2018. Regardless, the development time frame for Concord has been quite long, which shouldn’t be too surprising considering how challenging the process typically is.

Weisnewski also went on to talk about how the development team is also prepared to support the game with more content in the years ahead, stating, “we’re strapped in and ready to push it for years to come.”

While the official release date for Concord is August 23, the game is currently available for players who have purchased the digital deluxe edition. Post-launch plans for the game’s first season have also been revealed, set to kick off in October.

Concord is available on PC and PS5.