Developer Airship Syndicate has stopped promoting its multiplayer motion RPG Wayfinder. The studio introduced that the choice was made as a way to start transferring Wayfinder from former writer Digital Extremes “in earnest”.
For context, Digital Extremes was initially slated to publish Wayfinder for Airship Syndicate. The corporate, nevertheless, has since shut down its publishing wing, transferring possession and publishing rights of Wayfinder again to Airship Syndicate.
The studio has said that it has fairly just a few modifications for Wayfinder deliberate. These plans, which additionally embody the flexibility for the sport to have a possible enterprise mannequin for Airship Syndicate to exist as an unbiased writer of its personal recreation, haven’t been revealed but. Owing to this, the studio has turned off new gross sales of the sport. Those that already personal the sport can nonetheless play it, nevertheless.
“After we based Airship it was to create nice video games in compelling worlds, with memorable characters and adventures,” mentioned the studio in its announcement. “With these core ideas in thoughts, we’ve spent the final a number of months working behind the scenes, difficult a few of the core concepts in Wayfinder and creating an expertise that continues to be according to our requirements and beliefs.”
“We did this whereas conserving in thoughts that we need to respect our founders and excite new gamers – all whereas staying possible as a enterprise mannequin for us as a brand new unbiased writer. We plan to share these modifications quickly, however we aren’t fairly prepared.”
“On account of these modifications, we’ve turned off new gross sales of the sport in the intervening time,” it mentioned. “Those that have bought Wayfinder can nonetheless entry and play as regular with no interruptions.”
Wayfinder was initially launched again in August 2023 as an early entry title. Owing to its rocky launch, nevertheless, the sport obtained a good bit of criticism from gamers, prompting an apology from the studio.
