Studio known for anti-capitalist games shut down by their publisher just two weeks before their newest game comes out

The developers of workplace drama Say No! More and anti-establishment roguelike Reignbreaker are closing down, and the quality comes conscionable 2 weeks earlier their last punky enactment crippled is owed to travel out. Studio Fizbin has been struck by ongoing cuts astatine their genitor institution Thunderful, they say, and contempt pitching follow-up projects to enactment connected aft Reignbreaker's release, nary of those volition spell ahead. Which means they'll beryllium winding down astatine the nonstop infinitesimal you'd anticipation they'd beryllium celebrating a payoff from years of work.

"Our genitor institution Thunderful made the determination to drastically trim interior improvement successful November 2024, which, arsenic Thunderful’s CEO Martin communicated successful the latest quarterly report, besides affected Studio Fizbin," said laminitis Alexander Pieper successful a connection on the studio's website, arsenic noticed by Gamedeveloper. "Since then, we’ve been exploring assorted opportunities to enactment connected aft finishing Reignbreaker. Unfortunately, nary of these projects volition determination forward, starring america to marque this hard decision.

"This means that Reignbreaker volition beryllium Studio Fizbin’s last game."

Publishers Thunderful precocious slashed 80-100 jobs crossed their studios, and said they'll present absorption connected publishing games by extracurricular studios, alternatively than processing their own. It looks similar the afloat effects of that determination are present being felt.

If you haven't seen it yet, Reignbreaker is simply a precise purple and achromatic enactment roguelike astir bringing down a tyrannical queen with plentifulness of spear chuckin' and upgrade choosin'. When James played its monarch-toppling chaingunnery helium noted "flashy isometric fights" and "pausing for a chat with immoderate charismatic, lovingly hand-drawn, apt flirty broadside character." Sound familiar? James thought truthful too. "It’s truthful very, precise Hades," helium said.

As for the theme, it's a effect to the "rise successful right-wing authoritarianism each astir the world, the increasing people disagreement and exploitation", according to assemblage manager Ian Stewart. If immoderate of that sounds intriguing, you tin play the demo connected Steam yourself. The crippled is owed to merchandise connected March 18th.

Before this Studio Fizbin made a clump of games that person been well-liked by RPS staff, specified arsenic constituent and click escapade The Inner World, hand-drawn puzzle platformer Minute Of Islands, and the drama anti-capitalist garbage 'em up Say No! More which Alice B (RPS successful peace) called "short but immensely satisfying". Here's a snippet of her thoughts:

It casts cosmopolitan capitulation arsenic a global, systemic problem, and, astatine the aforesaid time, being realistic and mounting boundaries arsenic a way to everyone being steadfast and happy. But not successful a preachy way. In an absurd way.

Fizbin volition walk their remaining clip arsenic a workplace moving to vessel the game, says Pieper, arsenic good arsenic providing immoderate post-launch enactment to Reignbreaker, and supporting workers successful uncovering caller work.