Extremely OK Games announced the cancellation of its highly anticipated game Earthblade, citing creative struggles and pressure following the success of its previous title, Celeste. Studio co-founder Maddy Thorson addressed the difficulties faced during the long development process, stating that the team felt significant pressure to exceed the expectations set by Celeste. Despite the departure of co-founder Pedro Medeiros, Thorson emphasized that interpersonal issues were not a factor in the decision to cancel. She urged the community to support Medeiros and his new game project, Neverway, highlighting the importance of amicability among former colleagues.
Noel and I...began to reflect on how the game has felt for us to work on day-to-day, and realized that it has been a struggle for a long time.
Celeste's success applied pressure on us to deliver something bigger and better with Earthblade, and that pressure is a large part of why working on it has become so exhausting.
If you were excited about Earthblade and angry about its cancelling, Pedro and the Neverway team aren't the enemy and anyone who treats them as such isn't welcome in any EXOK community.
Sure, working on one project for so long is bound to become a slog, but this feels like a deeper problem.
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