Pioner, a survival-shooter we said looked like "Stalker and Tarkov's alien baby" when we first laid eyes on it in 2021, is ending development and closing down. In an announcement posted today on Steam, developer GFAGames said further work on the game and continued operation of its servers requires more money, and it just doesn't have any.
"Over the past few months, we have been in talks with existing and potential partners about investment and new ways of working together that would allow us to preserve the project and the team," the studio wrote.
"We were unable to agree on the funding needed to continue the project. The studio no longer has sufficient funds of its own to continue development and keep the servers running."
Pioner looked promising when it turned up at the PC Gaming Show in 2021: ...
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