Battalion: Legacy Developer Announces Full Refund For All Kickstarter Backers
Though the game is still available to play on PC, all backers--regardless of platform or pledge amount--will receive a full refund of their pledge.
By Claire Lewis on
Bulkhead, the developer of Battalion: Legacy (formerly known as Battalion 1944) is refunding all Kickstarter backers--regardless of their platform of choice or pledge level--due to the game's failure to meet expectations.
The announcement was made via a tweet from the official Battalion: Legacy Twitter account, which featured instructions for backer refunds and a short video featuring an explanation and apology from the game's developers.
We are refunding our Battalion 1944 Kickstarter backers — regardless of platform & pledge tier. For full instructions to receive your refund, check the original email inbox you used to back our Kickstarter. Thankyou for your support. pic.twitter.com/XxER4ZFllq
«I always wonder how people see Battalion,» game director Joe Brammer said regarding the FPS' genre and reception. «It's really easy to focus on the negatives.»
This isn't the first time Bulkhead has refunded supporters. The developer previously refunded all console backers when Battalion 1944 failed to launch for consoles due to Bulkhead parting ways with publisher Square Enix in August 2022. Battalion: Legacy was originally Kickstarted in 2016 as Battalion 1944, with plans to be published for PC and console by Square Enix. But as development progressed, the relationship between publisher and developer fell apart, leading to Bulkhead's decision to release the game for free on PC, rebranded as Battalion: Legacy.
«For us, Battalion started life as six friends with a love of old-school multiplayer shooters,» Brammer says of the development team. «We wanted to make
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