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Resuming THE BACKWORLDS development

THE BACKWORLDS · published 27 Oct 2025, 16:49 UTC

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Hello everyone!

It's a bit dusty in here so I want to thank anyone who are still around.

WHERE I'M AT

Like I said last post, my goal has always been to deliver short quality and original horror games, and THE BACKWORLDS while small in scope, was a bit too big investment of time for me without being sure to be able to release it.

This is why I took a one year break from this game to release a smaller project called AUTO-CRISIS.

RESUMING DEVELOPMENT

Now that that's over with, I have been resuming work on THE BACKWORLDS once again with more experience on how to deliver, manage expectations and scope a game.

Right now my goal is to release by Q3 2026, and to be able to maintain a rythm of releasing a game each year.

I will be posting more news on my bluesky and discord if you're interested!
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