Developer Elodie will close its doors the same day it sunsets its ambitious debut game.
Six years ago, a bunch of former BioWare, Blizzard, and Riot developers formed Elodie to work on a game that eventually became Seekers of Skyveil, a novel blend of MOBA action and the extraction format made popular by games like Escape From Tarkov. The team at PC Gamer had positive things to say about it, with former editor Tyler Colp saying it «might’ve cracked a new subgenre», but the game never climbed above a Mixed user rating on Steam since launching earlier this month. Today, only 18 days after it was released into early access, it was announced that the game and the studio behind it will be shutting down.
The news came in a blog post wherein the Elodie team thanked its players for giving it a chance: «Your enthusiasm, feedback, and love for Seekers of Skyveil meant everything to us. We built this game for YOU, and we’re grateful you found us … This isn’t the outcome we hoped for, but it doesn’t take away from what we were able to accomplish together.
