Elodie Games, founded by veterans of BioWare, Blizzard, and Riot, has announced the closure of its debut game Seekers of Skyveil and the studio itself, just 18 days after the MOBA-extraction shooter’s early access launch. The game peaked at just 384 concurrent players shortly after launch and this figure quickly plummeted. It had a 24 hour peak of just 38 players.
- Effective Date: Servers will fully shut down on March 31, with matchmaking disabled. The game will remain downloadable but unplayable.
- Refunds: All in-game currency and DLC purchases will be refunded.
- Final Days: Until March 31, all heroes are free, and players receive bonus currency + premium battle pass access.
Context & Challenges
- Mixed Reception: The game held a “Mixed” Steam rating, struggling to retain players despite its innovative MOBA-extraction hybrid design.
- Funding Issues: Elodie cited insufficient funds to continue development or marketing, despite raising $32.5M initially for a scrapped social co-op project.
- Elodie pivoted from a social co-op game to Seekers of Skyveil during development.
- The team emphasized gratitude for player support but acknowledged insurmountable financial hurdles.
Seekers of Skyveil is free on Steam until March 31, though preservation efforts are limited due to its online-only structure.
Further reading: Steam store page
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