The gaming industry has not been doing well for two years. Last year alone, over 2 people lost their jobs in the gaming industry. Development from planned game titles become often pulpedNow the makers of Bus Simulator and Garden Life are pulling the handbrake and presenting their new project Kindred Vale .
Sad News
“It is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we must share some difficult news. After much consideration and reflection, we have made the incredibly hard decision to cancel the development of Kindred Vale.“ says stillalive studios in a press release at the end of September.
The Innsbruck-based company is not the only one to discontinue game titles. Sony recently caused a stir when they had to discontinue their new online shooter Concorde just two weeks after release.
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Kindred Vale but it was in the early stages and still a long way from being released. Still a shame - stillalive studios had good experiences in the cozy sim sector with their last title Garden Life and could have brought this into Kindred Vale. Now content about Kindred Vale is being gradually deleted. Trailers and details on the company website have already been removed, only the Steam page can be viewed. But that too will soon be history.
About the game
Kindred Vale was supposed to be a magical cozy sim in the Austrian Alps. It's all about the local mountain spirits who need our help. "Help the spirit community thrive again and use their magic - fly with the harpies, dive with the mermaids, run through the grasslands with the Zlatorog." said on the already deleted Kickstarter Campaign.
Farewell Kindred Vale
"We poured our hearts and souls and made significant investments into the project. Please know that throughout this journey, we tried to remain optimistic and overcome the obstacles we faced, but ultimately, some factors were beyond our control.“ continues the press release from stillalive studios.
We wish the Austrian studio continued luck and look forward to the next title.
