Developer Ivy Street, maker of final yr’s cozy tea store journey Wanderstop, is shutting down, the studio introduced as we speak.
Calling the announcement “bittersweet,” the developer mentioned that its doorways might be closing as of March 31. “It’s exhausting to place into phrases how grateful we’re to have been capable of work collectively on Wanderstop—that is an unimaginable group of individuals!”
Wanderstop (this is our 84% overview) was Ivy Street’s first and now solely sport, representing a collaboration between the artistic voices of a number of celebrated creators: it was written by Davey Wrenden of The Stanley Parable and Karla Zimonja of Tacoma, and featured music composed by C418 of Minecraft.
The closure of Ivy Street follows layoffs of a number of members of the crew in late January after the studio did not safe funding for a brand new mission referred to as Engine Angel.
“Whereas we tried to buy the idea round and discover a publishing associate, sadly we weren’t capable of land a deal,” Ivy Street mentioned. “It is a significantly powerful time for elevating sport funds, so whereas we weren’t essentially stunned, we’re dissatisfied that we cannot be capable of carry Engine Angel to life collectively as a crew.”
You may see a little bit of Engine Angel, which was created by animator Liz Caingcoy, on this Bluesky thread.
Wanderstop will stay on the market on the platforms it is out there on, and there could also be some information to return: “There’s nonetheless one final shock brewing, one we have been engaged on for the final yr to assist discover a manner for Wanderstop to succeed in new gamers,” Ivy Street mentioned. “The nice people at Annapurna Interactive might be sharing extra information about this sooner or later, and we’re wanting ahead to you all seeing what it’s!”
“We’re so proud that we acquired to create one thing collectively as a crew that was finally skilled by lots of of hundreds of gamers,” Ivy Street mentioned. “We hope that you just’re impressed to create one thing of your individual sometime, whether or not artwork, music, writing, or perhaps a online game of your individual.”
