Why did they cancel development?

[TibzKabibz]

So I discovered this game yesterday, and I absolutely love it... at the same time I was sad to learn that it has been abandoned by the devs meaning no future content updates. Does anyone know why?

This seems to be one of those rare games that is completely original in it's style and gameplay and should lend itself to be a massive hit...

Will there be another absolver or any continuation of this amazing game?

[Edel]

i think the devs should work on it again aswell

[SkeleTom]

I imagine the last thing they want to do is ask for for donations to continue working on a game we bought. But between a rough launch chasing away many potential players, and the player base being relatively dead, updating this game was likely too much effort and money to be worth it anymore.

That said I'd pre order Absolver 2 in a heart beat

[Serann]

I would say... the biggest problem was probably marketing.
When I saw the cover art: two very generic, faceless figures fighting each other and the line "Online PvP bla bla" below it, I automatically assumed that it was something like a cheaper For Honor. I didn't even know there was such a thing as single player, until the game was free to try this weekend.

[obliviondoll]

Here's the backstory:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/473690/discussions/0/1648791520832511191/

There's a lot more to how the game "died" than just that, but that's the specific reason why development ended when it did.