After the launch in October of Stray Souls, a third-person horror game that promised a lot, its style was partly taken from Alan Wake 2, in terms of gameplay and developed under the Unreal Engine 5 graphics engine, confirmed its closure, largely due to poor reception and poor sales. of the same.
Through a statement in their social networks In my footsteps, I have commented on various aspects of what I have learned about the drastic decision to make the final point of the studio and that also included the words of my editor Versus Evil, where the cyberbullying also included some of the elements of the book. team.
We did everything we could to move the project forward, but throughout development we had to fight against cyberbullies and part of the community through spam sent to our loved ones.
What does the title have in store for us, now that the studio is closed?
Despite Jukai Studio’s recent statement, they made it clear that now the issue of constant attacks is in the hands of their lawyers and therefore they do not want to give any more information on this matter. Furthermore, they also clarified that Not all of the staff behind Stray Souls were fired or removed from their positions.
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The future of the title is somewhat uncertain, because despite the fact that the studio has closed its doors, Jokai has clarified that he will not abandon the project, so he will continue it, although it is something that brings a little relief and optimism to the community, we also know that if this happens it could delay possible additional content being developed for the game.
Stray Souls is currently available for both Xbox Series X/S as for PC via Steam.