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Pahdo Labs Shuts Down After Early Access Struggles Despite $17.5 Million in Funding

CEO Dan Zou says poor launch performance cut off investor support.

Overview

  • Starlight Re:Volver will remain playable in its current state as a purely single-player game.
  • A demo for the separate roguelite Edge of Divinity is on Steam, though the project will not be completed by the studio.
  • The studio halted updates and laid off roughly half its team in November, three months after the Early Access launch despite a strong Steam Next Fest demo.
  • Pahdo raised more than $17 million, with a little over half spent on Starlight’s development and the remainder on salaries, art, content, and prior experiments such as Halcyon Zero.
  • Zou acknowledged the team spread itself too thin and failed to retain a healthy player base, leading to the shutdown.