Hopoout
Hopoo Games, the studio who made chewy roguelikeRisk Of Rainand its moreish 3D sequelRisk Of Rain 2, are shutting up shop and taking jobs at Valve. They’re no longer working on a previously unannounced game called “Snail”, say the developerson Xitter. Instead, the studio co-founders Paul Morse and Duncan Drummond (plus “many other talented members”) are taking up game development roles with the Steam owners.
“It’s been an exciting and transformative 12 years,” say the developers. “We feel lucky for the opportunities we’ve had, and deeply appreciate both our team and fans that have supported us and our games.
“We love making games - and will continue to do so, for years to come. We’re excited to be working side-by-side with the talented people at Valve. But for now - sleep tight, Hopoo Games.”
As for precisely what the (ex) Hopoo crowd will be working on, we don’t know. We know Valve is working on multiplayer shooterDeadlock, so that’s one possibility. Otherwise, there are likely other game ideas floating around the company, gaining or losing traction according to the unpredictable internal psychic weather of Valve’s offices.
