Low-Fi Development Still Up in the Air in 2024…Release Looking Shaky
I’m a huge fan of the cyberpunk and Blade Runner aesthetic and have been following this game Low-Fi and it’s developer Blair Renaud on Twitter for several years. Over this time there have been several threads here about the game and it’s long road to completion.
IYKYK, but this game has become a saga of visionary goals, biting off more than you can chew, broken promises, and missed deadlines. Some believe that it will never come to fruition, and that this is a money spinning scheme. Others, especially his followers on Twitter, seem to be true believers and dedicated to seeing this game brought to life, even offering to work for free on coding, and to fund another kickstart round if necessary.
The Developer is a pro with real experience, but is basically a one-man team and has laid out why the development has stalled. He’s now putting out several scenarios for how the game could be completed, including another possible kickstarter round. The first round was back in 2019 I believe.
Check out his recent update:
[https://x.com/Anticleric/status/1813651844838879402](https://x.com/Anticleric/status/1813651844838879402)
His explanation is interesting, but his solutions basically boil down to, find a publisher Or launch another funding round on Kickstarter. His other ideas sound like magic bullet solutions that will never actually materialize like finding big companies to advertise in-game, or finding some big money fool to drop some serious money.
Based on his list of things still left to complete, and granted, he did not specify exactly how much was actually left to complete, it sounds like the game still has much work left to do before it‘s ready for release. It just makes me wonder…how was he claiming this game was almost ready for release each year for the last couple of years if he still has this much work left to complete?
Someone even asked what actual percentage of the game is complete and what still need to be done…are you 50% or 80% and he said it was hard to say. I was a believer and really wanted to see this new game come out, but after so many years of broken promises, delays and excuses I’m starting to agree that it might not ever happen.
What do people think? Just another delay or Never Seeing the Light of Day?