The studio behind Humble Games' latest game, Bõ: Path of the Teal Lotus, says it “lost access to critical systems chain without warning” when Humble Games “made the difficult but necessary decision to restructure operations” two weeks ago.
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In a statement posted to X/Twitter, Squid Shock admitted that it had been a “hectic two weeks since (releasing) our first game Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus,” and announced that it had turned to Patreon to help fund the game after “exploring every possible option to deliver the future content we had planned.”
“Our launch was not without its challenges. The closure of our publisher meant we lost critical post-launch support, which may put the future of our studio at risk,” the team explained.
“We want to make it clear that this was not the fault of the Humble Games team we worked with. It's a sad time in the industry and we ultimately understand that.”
The team added that while it had managed to release an update on Steam, it had lost access to its console versions, and “porting and QA support were tied to our agreement with our publisher and at the time of writing we have not yet restored that channel.”
After a former Humble Games staffer said the company abruptly shut down last month, Humble Games released a statement saying that while it was undergoing a restructuring, the company “is not shutting down” and “upcoming releases are not impacted.”
However, former Humble staff have questioned the company's statement regarding the restructuring, claiming it underestimates the impact on the team.