Darkwood studio releases new game's alpha then promptly says it's going on hiatus but may return 'in 5-10 years when we get our s*** together'

pcgamer.com:

As developer names go, Acid Wizard Studios is a great one, but fans of horror game Darkwood may well wonder what kind of acid it's talking about. The Polish studio has announced that, following the release of Darkwood's 1.4 update and the alpha of Soccer Kids, it's going to be shutting down.

«We're going on hiatus for the foreseeable future,» said the studio in a statement posted to social media. «We haven't been able to create a work environment that would not be destructive to our personal lives [...] So ultimately we decided that it would be best if we part ways, with a possibility of returning in 5-10 years when we get our shit together.

»This doesn't have to be bad news! We aren't disappearing into thin air and would like our games to live on."

The statement adds that the developers have been talking to others who may be interested in making a sequel to Darkwood or continuing work on Soccer Kids, though I wouldn't be overly hopeful. A sequel to Darkwood is something fans of that game have been clamouring for pretty much ever since it was released in 2017, and it is worth emphasising that this game in particular is something special. My memory's a little hazy because it must've been five years ago I played it, but Darkwood is a terrifying and unusual horror game that will teach you to love wooden barricades and be very afraid of what is out there in the woods. It has almost 15,000 Steam reviews that trend 'very positive' and certainly put me off camping in Poland. 

I haven't played Soccer Kids, but the alpha was released in June and, where Darkwood felt like a game made by people who didn't like the usual horror games, this looks like a football game made by people who don't have much time for football. It's a