Celeste Developer Extremely OK Games Cancels Upcoming Project Earthblade

Things fell apart internally for the team.

By Robert Marrujo. Posted 01/22/2025 21:19 Comment on this     ShareThis

Celeste made a huge splash when it launched back in 2018, eventually being ported over to numerous different consoles. Developer Extremely OK Games eventually announced it was working on a new project dubbed Earthblade, an “explor-action” game. If you haven’t yet seen or heard of Earthblade, you can check it out right here:

The project seemed to have a bit of a Hollow Knight vibe to it and a very pretty aesthetic, but alas, that’s all fans will be getting of Everblade according to Extremely OK Games. In a blog post, the developers revealed that Everblade’s production came to a halt over internal infighting over the IP rights for the aforementioned Celeste. While that was ultimately sorted, apparently it produced a rift between all involved that was just too much to overcome.

Here’s a bit more from the team:

Earlier this year, a fracture began forming in the team. Specifically, this was between us (Noel & I) and Pedro, a founding member of EXOK, longtime friend & collaborator, and art director of Earthblade and pixel/ui artist on Celeste and TowerFall. The conflict centered around a disagreement about the IP rights of Celeste, which we won’t be detailing publicly – this was obviously a very difficult and heartbreaking process. We eventually reached a resolution, but both parties also agreed in the end that we should go our separate ways. Pedro is now working on his game Neverway, which you should check out – we’ve played it and it’s very promising.

Losing Pedro wasn’t the only factor in cancelling the game, but it did prompt us to take a serious look at whether fighting through to finish Earthblade was the right path forward. The project had a lot going for it but, frustratingly, it was also not as far along as one would expect after such a protracted development process. I do believe that if we soldiered on despite it all, that Earthblade could still be a great game.

It’s unclear what the future holds for Extremely OK Games, but regardless, it’s nonetheless disappointing to see this turn for Everblade. We’ll continue to report as we learn more about what Extremely OK Games has planned.

Source: Extremely OK Games Website

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