2023 can be considered a great year for the world gaming industry, but at the same time, the end of the year brings a relatively gloomy color. Game studios continue their campaign of cutting back and laying off employees, while failed projects are also closing for many different reasons. There are even games that, despite receiving a lot of expectations, made players eagerly wait, but then had to sadly close down just a short time after launch. For example, the case of Stray Souls – the game in the story below.
Accordingly, Stray Souls is the debut project of Jukai Studio. The game is about a man on a journey to discover the secrets of a haunted town. The initial project also received a lot of anticipation despite the fact that, according to the disclosure, there were only two main designers and a few contract employees responsible for development. However, after its launch, Stray Souls received many mixed reviews and surprisingly, just over two months since its launch (October 25, 2023), Stray Souls was announced to be closing.
The reason given is nothing more than that everything cannot work as everyone expected. In addition, cyber attacks are also a major factor. It is known that hackers have continuously attacked developers as well as their close friends. Not only did they find a way to destroy Stray Souls, their personal mailboxes were also attacked. But of course, it’s mainly because Stray Souls’ sales were so bad and it also received a lot of criticism on Metacritic.
Currently, Stray Souls has closed, ceased operations and makes any gamer who spent money to own it feel disappointed. Developer Jukai Studio has not made any further comments other than thanking players and looking forward to a better 2024.
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