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Independent studio Reburn has unexpectedly changed its release strategy for the adventure game La Quimera. Instead of a full launch, the game will now debut in Early Access, as the developers explained in a public statement addressed to players.

According to the team, the decision was made due to technical difficulties and miscommunication with the community. The game was originally scheduled to release last week, but internal challenges prevented the team from going live on time. As a result, Reburn opted to delay the launch and temporarily switch to an Early Access model.

Hi everyone,We want to provide you with an update to be as transparent as possible on where we are with La Quimera.As many of you know, we didn’t hit our window to launch last week due to technical hurdles which impacted our ability to get the game live. While we initially strove for a quick resolution, the situation required more time and care than we anticipated. We intended to keep communications clear but also chose to wait it out until we had an update to share, but waiting it out caused more misunderstandings. We’ve been focused on working through how to get the game live.From the beginning, La Quimera was envisioned as a large, complete journey. As an independent game developer, we’ve had to make certain pivots. When our original plans didn’t come together as intended, we adapted by preparing a smaller, self-contained release with the continuation to follow.

In the critical window of time leading up to launch, we found ourselves also questioning how to best do justice to the world, story, and experience we wanted to share. The unexpected delay became the final push for us to make the decision to shift La Quimera into Early Access for this initial launch – and we plan to release the game as soon as we resolve the technical complications we encountered.The Early Access version delivers a deep and meaningful first part, fully playable in solo or co-op, and sets the stage for everything that will follow. That said, we know there’s more the game needs to deliver on for its vision and promise from us.

We’ll expand and polish La Quimera with missions, features, story developments and more including quality of life updates, all of which will help us reach our goal of delivering the full story and experience we originally intended. We know this is a major shift from the expectations we initially set so we hope you can understand and support us. We have seen the feedback which we are taking to heart, and Early Access will allow us to work directly with you, the players, to make La Quimera stronger and richer.We’re here for the long haul and incredibly grateful to have you with us on this journey.

Thank you for your patience, your trust, and your support.

- The Reburn Team

The developers promised to release regular updates featuring new missions, gameplay systems, story expansions, and quality-of-life improvements. They also emphasized their intent to closely listen to community feedback in order to fully realize the original vision for the game.

However, this sudden shift sparked a wave of dissatisfaction among players. In the comments under the official announcement, users expressed frustration over unmet expectations and the lack of transparency from the development team.

As of now, La Quimera is only announced for PC and will be available on Steam. The exact date of the Early Access release has not yet been revealed, but Reburn has promised to share more details once the current issues are resolved.