Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail is leaving the studio.
In a post on his blog, the indie vet stated that he had offered his shares within the developer to his fellow co-founder, Jan Willem, who will proceed engaged on Vlambeer’s long-in-development Ultrabugs as soon as his present venture is completed.
Vlambeer successfully closed down in 2020. It was based in 2010.
“Vlambeer by no means fairly totally ‘shut down’ although – you possibly can’t simply stroll away from a decade of your life and a dozen video games like that,” Ismail wrote.
“As our careers continued, with dwindling quantities of time we had for it, we tried to maintain up with buyer help and upkeep. Within the virtually half-a-decade since Vlambeer shut down, it has turn into clear that —whereas we have been each pleased with our new freedom and our potential to work independently from one another— we weren’t totally pleased with the place issues ended up. It felt like a wierd limbo during which neither of us may commit the effort and time Vlambeer wanted to be maintained, however each of us have been depending on one another to take any motion.”
He continued: “In the end, we’ve come to the conclusion that Vlambeer is healthier off within the arms of considered one of us. After discussing what meaning and who needs to be that one, I’ve determined to let Jan Willem purchase out my share of Vlambeer. Jan Willem’s present work nonetheless carefully aligns with the aesthetics of the studio, and his continued deal with small video games continues to suit the model. His potential to take choices with out having to align occasions and schedules with a second social gathering will permit Vlambeer a greater future. I’m hopeful that this new state of affairs provides Vlambeer a extra sustainable future – even when that finally ends up being merely a continued hibernation.”