In 2016, Alexis Kennedy left Failbetter, citing a desire to work with a variety of other studios and work on his own smaller, more experimental projects.[7]
In February 2017, Failbetter ran a successful Kickstarter for a sequel to Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies, raising almost half a million dollars. However, December that same year Failbetter unexpectedly laid off four members of staff, citing the under-performance of the Sunless SeaiPad port, and poor sales of their Sunless Skies in early access.[8][9]
Failbetter was subsequently the target of an extensive but inconclusive investigative report by Eurogamer, which cited Kennedy and other unnamed staff in claiming poor management and a 'toxic' culture had developed since Kennedy's departure.[10]
Failbetter are currently developing a new romantic visual novel set in the Fallen London universe called Mask of the Rose, which is a prequel to the other games in the franchise.[11]
^Alice O'Connor. "Failbetter lay off a few staff and delay Sunless Skies". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
^Tom Phillips (2018-02-14). "Behind the sunless scenes". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
^Tom Phillips (2018-02-14). "Behind the sunless scenes". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
^Frech, Ricky (December 2, 2020). "Failbetter Games Announce Next Game in the Fallen London Universe". Dualshockers. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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October 24, 2023
failbetter, games, british, video, game, developer, interactive, fiction, studio, based, london, typeprivateindustryvideo, gamesfoundedoctober, 2009, years, 2009, foundersalexis, kennedy, paul, arendtheadquarterslondon, united, kingdomkey, peoplechris, gardine. Failbetter Games is a British video game developer and interactive fiction studio based in London Failbetter Games Ltd TypePrivateIndustryVideo gamesFoundedOctober 2009 14 years ago 2009 10 FoundersAlexis Kennedy Paul ArendtHeadquartersLondon United KingdomKey peopleChris GardinerEmily ShortAdam MyersHannah FlynnProductsFallen LondonSunless SeaSunless SkiesNumber of employees12Websitewww failbettergames com Contents 1 History 2 Games developed 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditFounded in 2009 by Alexis Kennedy and Paul Arendt Failbetter is chiefly known for its Fallen London Victorian Gothic franchise comprising to date the Fallen London and Silver Tree browser games and the Sunless Sea Sunless Skies and Mask of the Rose video games which has garnered a cult following 1 Failbetter was also commissioned by BioWare to build a browser game prologue for Dragon Age Inquisition 2 and by UK publisher Harvill Secker to create a puzzle game to accompany The Night Circus 3 4 The studio has consistently won acclaim for the quality of its writing world building and storytelling 5 6 In 2016 Alexis Kennedy left Failbetter citing a desire to work with a variety of other studios and work on his own smaller more experimental projects 7 In February 2017 Failbetter ran a successful Kickstarter for a sequel to Sunless Sea Sunless Skies raising almost half a million dollars However December that same year Failbetter unexpectedly laid off four members of staff citing the under performance of the Sunless Sea iPad port and poor sales of their Sunless Skies in early access 8 9 Failbetter was subsequently the target of an extensive but inconclusive investigative report by Eurogamer which cited Kennedy and other unnamed staff in claiming poor management and a toxic culture had developed since Kennedy s departure 10 Failbetter are currently developing a new romantic visual novel set in the Fallen London universe called Mask of the Rose which is a prequel to the other games in the franchise 11 Games developed EditYear Title Platform s 2009 Fallen London Android Browser iOS2012 Tales of Fallen London The Silver Tree Browser2014 Dragon Age The Last Court2015 Sunless Sea iOS Linux Microsoft Windows Nintendo Switch OS X PlayStation 42019 Sunless Skies Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Xbox One PlayStation 4 Nintendo Switch2023 Mask of the Rose Linux macOS Microsoft WindowsReferences Edit How a cult hit browser game spawned the dark world of Sunless Sea www theverge com The Last Court PC Games N O Hara Jan September 9 2011 Author Interview at Writer Unboxed Part II Writer Unboxed Retrieved January 4 2012 Khan Yasmeen September 1 2011 The Night Circus Failbetter Games Archived from the original on December 22 2011 Retrieved January 4 2012 Best Words of 2014 Rock Paper Shotgun The City and the Sea Eurogamer Brendan Sinclair Alexis Kennedy leaving Failbetter Games Alice O Connor Failbetter lay off a few staff and delay Sunless Skies Rock Paper Shotgun Tom Phillips 2018 02 14 Behind the sunless scenes Eurogamer Retrieved 2018 04 06 Tom Phillips 2018 02 14 Behind the sunless scenes Eurogamer Retrieved 2023 08 24 Frech Ricky December 2 2020 Failbetter Games Announce Next Game in the Fallen London Universe Dualshockers Retrieved December 3 2020 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Failbetter Games amp oldid 1172029639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
