After making one of the best RPGs in years, Wildermyth's studio is going into "hibernation"

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But existing goals like a soundtrack release and localization will still be met

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Wildermyth, one of the most underrated and best-written games of the last three years, has effectively ended active development.

First released in 2019 in early access, Wildermyth wouldn't release in full until two years later in 2021 on PC. It's a tactical, grid and turn-based RPG spread out over years and even decades, where the choices you make for characters can shape how the rest of their lives play out before your eyes across a sprawling campaign of interconnected storylines.

Yesterday, May 29, Wildermyth's developer Worldwalker Games put out the statement just below on Twitter. Studio co-owner Nate Austin writes that Wildermyth's journey has "now come to an end," and active development on the RPG has now ceased. What's more, Worldwalker Games is effectively going into "hibernation," with multiple team members departing.

Earlier this month, Wildermyth's huge Omenroad expansion released, and its single-player campaign is longer than almost every base-game story combined. With this DLC done and dusted, Austin writes that "we're ready to move on," and reveals this was always the plan for Worldwalker Games after Omenroad, regardless of how well the expansion fared.

This doesn't effect Worldwalker's plans to bring Wildermyth to new platforms. Fanbyte reported in late 2021 that a Nintendo Switch version of Wildermyth was in the works, but that's yet to materialize, and Worldwalker can't reveal any additional information like new platforms or timetables for launch at the time of writing. 

Wildermyth's other goals, like a soundtrack release and French and Spanish localizations, will also still be completed despite the developer's hibernation. Right now at least, there's no further information for what the members of the developer, like Austin, are going on to work on next, but after Wildermyth, there'll be a lot of people paying close attention to their futures.

Check out our list of the best RPG games for other bangers like Wildermyth.

Hirun Cryer
Hirun Cryer
Freelance Writer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.