Prologue: Go Wayback! Development Canceled, Studio Downsizes
The cancellation of Brendan Greene's follow-up to PUBG, just six months into early access, signals the difficulty of sustaining a small-studio project after the initial hype fades.
Reporting from 1 sources: Denfaminicogamer.
PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions canceled development of Prologue: Go Wayback!, a single-player survival roguelike that entered early access in October 2025. The studio is downsizing due to funding issues. A final update will add content and make the game free; refunds for purchasers are under consideration.
PLAYERUNKNOWN Productions announced the cancellation of Prologue: Go Wayback! on June 4, roughly six and a half months after its early access launch. The studio cited an inability to sustain funding under its current structure, leading to downsizing and a reorganization into a smaller team. Brendan Greene, creator of PUBG, had positioned the game as a single-player open-world survival roguelike with procedural generation and no quest markers.
The developer is preparing a final update that will add new items, routes, and trails, after which the early access period will end. The game will be made free for all players upon that update. Refunds for players who purchased the game on Steam or the Epic Games Store are being considered, with details to follow in the coming weeks. Development of the proprietary Melba technology will continue with the reduced team.
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