Elodie Video games, based by veterans of BioWare, Blizzard, and Riot, has introduced the closure of its debut recreation Seekers of Skyveil and the studio itself, simply 18 days after the MOBA-extraction shooter’s early entry launch. The sport peaked at simply 384 concurrent gamers shortly after launch and this determine rapidly plummeted. It had a 24 hour peak of simply 38 gamers.
- Efficient Date: Servers will totally shut down on March 31, with matchmaking disabled. The sport will stay downloadable however unplayable.
- Refunds: All in-game forex and DLC purchases shall be refunded.
- Closing Days: Till March 31, all heroes are free, and gamers obtain bonus forex + premium battle go entry.
Context & Challenges
- Blended Reception: The sport held a “Blended” Steam score, struggling to retain gamers regardless of its progressive MOBA-extraction hybrid design.
- Funding Points: Elodie cited inadequate funds to proceed growth or advertising and marketing, regardless of elevating $32.5M initially for a scrapped social co-op challenge.
- Elodie pivoted from a social co-op recreation to Seekers of Skyveil throughout growth.
- The group emphasised gratitude for participant help however acknowledged insurmountable monetary hurdles.
Seekers of Skyveil is free on Steam till March 31, although preservation efforts are restricted on account of its online-only construction.
Additional studying: Steam retailer web page
