After releasing Chernobylite 2 on Steam Early Access, it received mixed feedback from players and didn’t meet the developers’ expectations. In response to this, The Farm 51 studio has announced that they will be reducing their staff and making changes in the game development process.
Layoffs at The Farm 51
Over the last several days, it’s been evident that releasing the game during Early Access hinders the ability to grow a project that’s already quite extensive.
To ensure the project’s continued development, we had to make difficult decisions: parting ways with some team members and suspending work on certain content, which we plan to release at a later date.
The announcement on the developers’ website, states that on March 14, 15 members of a team of over 50 employees left their jobs.
The remaining creators will now focus on improving the elements that are most anticipated by the players. This refers to, among other things, language localizations, dialogue recording, and optimization.
At the same time, regarding audiovisual and narrative content, we will restrict our work on the game’s content to the elements planned as essential for the full version’s release, excluding additional DLC content and optional elements that we haven’t yet disclosed to players.
The devs hope that thanks to this, the game will be positively received after its release and will be able to be further developed, just like the first installment. Early access is still expected to last from 6 to 10 months, and we will receive a detailed roadmap in the coming days.
Activity and reception of players
In relation to the recent announcement, it’s worth checking out how Chernobylite 2 is doing on Steam. At its peak, the title drew 269 players simultaneously, and at the time of writing this news, there were only 46 (via SteamDB). This is a poor result, especially in comparison with the first installment, which holds a record of 3,944 players.
The game on Steam was rated by 256 people, of which 62% decided to write a positive review. Again, when compared to the original, the sequel seems lackluster. The predecessor collected over 11 thousand reviews and 82% of them are positive.
People who decided to purchase early access to the sequel mention the most important issues, in their opinion, in their reviews. First and foremost, they are mentioning the technical layer. Chernobylite 2 is said to perform very poorly even on high-end computers, and it is riddled with bugs. The game also occasionally crashes completely to the desktop.
From the gameplay side, opinions are very diverse. Some players praise the genre change and they like the idea of an action RPG with an open world. Others, however, criticize the complete abandonment of the first installment’s legacy, pointing out that the only thing remaining is the title. So as you can see, the game’s rating depends on taste and sentiment towards the original.
If you’re still interested in playing the game, Chernobylite 2, even after hearing different opinions, you can currently get it with a 10% discount! The price is $35.99, but only until March 20th. So if you’d like to grab it at this reduced cost, now might be the best time!
- Chernobylite 2 on Steam
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2025-03-17 16:49