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Julian LeFay Steps Back From Wayward Realms Role After Doctors Say Time Is Limited

LeFay’s carefully documented vision will guide the OnceLost team as it advances the game toward completion.

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Overview

  • LeFay has stepped down from his technical producer role on The Wayward Realms after his cancer took a turn for the worse.
  • Doctors warned OnceLost Games that LeFay has limited time, leading him to focus on spending his remaining days with loved ones.
  • He anticipated this outcome by thoroughly documenting his creative vision and design concepts to ensure the open-world RPG can be finished beyond its Early Access phase.
  • After leaving Bethesda in 1998, LeFay co-founded OnceLost Games with Ted Peterson in 2019, building on his legacy as lead programmer on The Elder Scrolls: Arena and project lead on Daggerfall.
  • Fans and colleagues have shared tributes and well wishes on social media as the studio prepares to carry forward his detailed development blueprint.