We had already reported on the unfortunate fate of the early access multiplayer action RPGHyper Light Breaker, which saw developer Heart Machine put forthone final update last year and effectively end open development without ever fully launching. Unfortunately, it looks like the studio itself is now also ending its run according to a somber announcement by studio founder Alx Preston.
“We had been working on an unannounced title, funded by a publisher. This week, they decided to no longer move forward with it,” Preston writes. “Without this key income for the studio, any other immediate prospects or other funds, nearly everyone at the studio had to be laid off. It’s devastating.”
Despite the bad news, Preston confirms that affected devs are getting “as much support as possible” including job placement assistance, while he also resolves to “keep pushing to build a path while we are still here,” though how that’s possible with most of the devs gone is hard to really see.
Heart Machine itself had already made something of a name for itself prior toBreaker’s rocky release, most notably with its gamesHyper Light Drifter andSolar Ash. Regrettably, it looks like this plucky studio has also fallen prey to a lack of publisher funding.
