Indie studio The Glory Society has announced it is ceasing development of Revenant Hill. Coming from the creators of Night in the Woods alongside a wider team, the narrative adventure game was announced earlier this year. However, it's sadly being shelved.
The developer shared the news on social media:
"Unfortunately, recent serious health issues have necessitated two key members stepping away from the project indefinitely," reads the statement. "We are a small team and we each wear multiple hats. This is a loss of several hard to replace hats in an environment where all hats are needed."
Because of the impact this setback causes, the team has "amicably decided to suspend operations", meaning it's "the end of the development of Revenant Hill".
While it's a shame the game won't see the light of day, the health of the people making it comes first, as the statement says. "For us, this was the clear path to take for the well-being of the team, which is frankly more important than games."
So, it wasn't to be, then. We hope everyone on the team returns to good health soon.
[source x.com]
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Oh man, I really feel for them. Night in the Woods was a fantastic title, what a shame.
Yikes, that sucks to hear. Health is more important video gaming.
That sucks but their reasoning is very understandable.
Oh no! This really was high on my indie list NITW was a fave of mine. Gutted. Not much you can do about it though I suppose. Hope everyone is well, health first.
What a shame. This is truly sad news.
That’s horrible, hope those affected are alright.
Would this not mean the game is just delayed indefinitely and not necessarily cancelled? They use words such as indefinitely and suspend.
@Nepp67 "For all intents and purposes, this is the end of the development of Revenant Hill" - doesn't sound like a delay to me
@Voltan True but it's just weird to use terms like that instead of stating, game is cancelled and will not be coming back(although yes, indefinitely can mean unlimited as well).
That's too bad.
That’s disappointing as NITW was so splendid, a game that really sticks in your mind, but it’s also excellent that the studio is putting people first.
A job is a job, health should always come first, and I hope those who are affected are okay in the long-run. Hopefully we’ll see something different in the future, from the rest of the team.
This dev has some pretty dark history which probably affected everyone involved:
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/08/31/night-in-the-woods-developer-accused-of-sexual-assault-dies
This one hit me hard. I'm currently playing Night in the Woods and it's such an incredible game. I was really looking forward to this new title. I do hope for the best for the developers, as their mental health is more important than funny cat gaem, but still, very unfortunate that the game may never see the light of day.
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