The Tower Accidentally Released On Steam Early

A mistake made by a member of the game The Tower's moderation team made the game released yesterday, just about seven months before it's intended full release in 2015. It was originally marked as an Early Access game, as it was unfinished. Anyone who uses Steam understand the feedback system developers use when putting their game on Early Access. Sadly, the game was put in Steam’s New Releases with the tag of five US dollars attached.

This is what game developer Dante Knoxx of the project had to say...

Oh, Christ! I recently gave Zakk access to our back-end as a Moderator, so I could concentrate on working flat-out and remove some of the community strain from my work load, and the fool has released us seven months early!!" he wrote, adding that he's asked Valve to help undo the release.

"This many people aren't supposed to see us until The Tower 2015 edition is ready to launch :( may actually have [irreversibly] damaged something because of this.

This version of the game, "The Tower: 2015 Edition," is actually a remake of an earlier version, "The Tower: 2012 Edition." And now I suppose it's The Tower: 2014 Edition.After the game was put back in Early Access, Dante Knoxx seemed to be glad and said "We're officially back on Early Access. Sorry about that folks! :D". What do you guys think? Did the release actually hurt the the games development or did it bring more awareness to the Steam-based project?