Independent indie developer Vlambeer 💮has announced that it is in the process of closing down after what was apparently a decade of more success than its developers had ever imagined.
The announcement was made yesterday, Se🎀ptember 1, which actually marked exactly ten years since Vlambeer's inception back in 2010.
You might💙 know Vlambeer by their arcade-inspired games like Super Crate Box, Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing, and Luftrausers. The developers reassure fans that Ultrabugs - a game they're currently working on - will still be coming out, and that they're "looking into options" to provide support for some o🦂f their earlier games. However, unfortunately there will be no new games from the Netherlands-based studio from now on.
As for the reasoning behind thꦿis decision, the developers have kept it a bit vague for the time being, saying simply ♓that ten years seemed like "a good number to end things on," and that "it is time for new things."
They certainly do sound rather optimistic abܫout their decision,🐟 saying:
It's not a sad day for us, but the happy conclusion to a whirlwind decade filled with screenshake. It feels like we've achieved what we set out to do - as a studio, as a voice, and as individuals, and we are extremely grateful for these pa♕st yeaꦚrs.
As a parting gif𝓰t to their fans, the developers are holding a bit of a with♌ generous markdowns on almost all of their listed games. Definitely check those out if you're the kind who has a taste for more retro arcade-style games.
They've also decided to release a prototype which they've been not-finishing for ten years now called FFFLOOD. ꦉThe game is apparently all about "dropping 10-ton cannons from orbit all for terrible corporate glory." You can download the thing to take a peek at the product of some of the behind-the-scenes machinations of a small studio growing over the course of 🎶a decade.
They conclude with the following:
We hope you keep enjoyin♕g our games and following what both of us are up to. We can’t wait to see what the future holds.
Thank you all for letting u⭕s bri൩ng back arcade for a while.
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