Sad to see the devs at odds and this little gem being removed from the store. And I say that from experience, not of game creation but music; a song collaboration that turned into the single most ambitious music project I've had to date. But just three days into its release to major streaming stores via DistroKid, my collaborating partner suffered a hyper-emotional meltdown, and killed the song's distribution. Having never being to physically meet and work with the guy (he sent vocal recording files and other components to me online, my studio actually works with most clients by this method), I was soon to discover that he sadly has suffered a depressive mental illness throughout his life - a fact that would have dissuaded me from investing in the collaboration at all, with him being in control of critical elements within it.
I know I haven't touched on my review of this wonderful, abandoned game here much - but I do 'feel their pain', those devs whose differences led to it being killed by someone on Steam. It's a business action that can be absolutely devastating, especially if payout entitlements are not set in stone, and made legal. I've taken some fairly giant steps to ensure this kind of situation never knocks me down again.
This game has some truly frightening jump scares that may or may not equal the tension and fear many of you felt, when viewing that 'scariest movie you've ever seen'. They should - for professional production's sake, have been made even at two thirds the audio level the currently are, without altering the intended shock experience and value at all.
To the devs: I hope you all find eventual resolutions and get those hurdles out of the way, and get this game back up on Steam. Haven't checked itch or other stores yet for this,but it's most likely been pooched everywhere else as well. At least, those who got it, still have it, and that's a good thing ... because right now I just want to stop typing and explore that house some more, making sure sis is ok.
I'll update my thoughts squarely on the game, when I'm done playing it. Oh, and thanks for those with the patience enough to read my story, and maybe get a sense of how unfortunate events can unravel what might have been a great thing. It does truly suck. And it must for this dev team, as the circumstance blocks many new players of which I'm certain, WOULD love this game.
