Polygon.com / 13.05.25

No, Ori developer Moon Studios won't be shutting down due to Steam reviews

Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler caused a bit of panic over the weekend as comments he left on Discord made the rounds, causing fans and media outlets to worry the Ori and the Blind Forest developer was in danger of shutting down due to the reception to its latest release, No Rest for the Wicked. Its entirely possible that we wont be around in a couple of months to do anything anymore simply because we got review bombed which leads to people not buying the game, he wrote (via NeoGAF). Which means were not making any money and will have to shut down. He also announced a call to arms, essentially, for No Rest for the Wicked players to leave positive reviews of the game on Steam. Mahler quickly shifted gears, however, stating that Moon Studios was doing just fine. In a post on X, Mahler backtracked and clarified his comments. I have no issue telling active players who love Wicked that they should go ahead and leave a positive review on Steam. After all, its allowed on Steam to buy a game, l...
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