Celeste Developers Cancel Earthblade After Team Disputes and Development Struggles

Extremely OK Games halts its anticipated follow-up due to internal disagreements and the pressures of exceeding past success.

Extremely OK Games has canceled Earthblade, a highly anticipated Metroidvania platformer, after over five years in development.
The decision followed a team fracture involving a dispute over Celeste's intellectual property rights, leading to the departure of co-founder Pedro Medeiros.
Medeiros's exit prompted a broader evaluation of Earthblade's progress, revealing that the project was not as advanced as expected despite prolonged development.
The immense success of Celeste created significant pressure to deliver a bigger and better game, contributing to an exhausting development process.
The studio plans to shift focus to smaller-scale projects, aiming to rediscover the joy of game development as seen in their earlier titles like Celeste and TowerFall.