Friday the 13th Game dev responds to backlash over new game

Back when Friday the 13th: The Game released in May, it was met with a number of issues at launch. The issues were big enough for the developers to release a free DLC pack. Fans of the game believed that the developers behind the game were hard at work on updates to resolve the issues and bring the game's stretch goals, like a campaign, to life.

Contrary to the belief of fans, some of the team members at IllFonic have moved on to work on another game, Dead Alliance. This news brought an upset to the Friday the 13th: The Game forums. It isn't unusual to see a game developer move on to new projects while supporting another project, however, fans frustrated with the game's issues aren't happy.

It appears as though the persisting issues have frustrated fans as much as the developer's reply that updates were coming "soon."

llFonic's CEO stepped in to respond to fans, explaining that Friday the 13th: The Game hasn't been abandoned for a new endeavor and that there are more people than before working on Friday the 13th: The Game.

"I wanted to address the concerns that IllFonic has abandoned Friday the 13th: The Game for Dead Alliance. This is 100% not true. Most major and independent studios have multiple teams working on multiple projects at the same time. This is critical for the survival of the studio, especially with the ups and downs with the game industry. Dead Alliance was started way before Friday the 13th: The Game. It was a co-development by Psyop Games and IllFonic then titled Moving Hazard. Psyop Games released Moving Hazard to Steam Early Access well over a year ago and it gained interest from Maximum Games for a console port. We’ve had a team who remained working on what turned into Dead Alliance for consoles that has always been separate from the Friday the 13th: The Game team. IllFonic still remains a small studio to this day but we are growing.

"With the recent success of Friday the 13th: The Game we have been increasing our staff on the title. We originally had about 20 internal team members working on Friday the 13th: The Game and are now up to about 30 internal team members. We also have opened a second office that sole purpose is to support development of Friday the 13th: The Game. In addition we are continuing to staff up more team members for continued support of the game. So we assure you, continued support for Friday the 13th: The Game has not been abandoned, in fact, it’s quite the opposite"

The CEO's message was found on Reddit, with no following details.