As you read from the title, I have made the decision to turn my game Rumble Runners into a free to play game.
This decision has been made with a heavy heart, since Rumble Runners was my first huge passion project that unfortunately didn't quite get the reach I was hoping for.
I am extremely grateful for the players who supported the early stages and the release of Rumble Runners, and for who were even willing to purchase a copy of the game.
I really enjoyed developing this game, but in hindsight I do realise I might have bit off more than I could chew with a game of this size. I'm a solo developer, a carer to my partner and a father of three neurodivergent children, and during the development of Rumble Runners we were struggling with personal and financial problems that made it hard to commit to developing more content, promoting and maintaining Rumble Runners.
Would I call this all a waste of time? Absolutely not. I have learned many things from developing Rumble Runners. Things I never could imagine I would be able to do , I managed to do; I released a Steam game, with online multiplayer gameplay!.
And however few players Rumble Runners managed to have, knowing they all enjoyed their time playing is a huge relief to have.
With this decision, I've also got no more plans to further update the game. Plans can change over time if the moment demands it, but as it stands now, I'm not going to be working on any Rumble Runners content.
As I've got no date yet for this change to happen, I will follow up with another announcement for when the change is happening. Expect at least a week from the date of this announcement for it to happen.
Lastly, for any player who decides to give Rumble Runners a go either before or after the date it changes to Free To Play, either alone or with friends, I hope you enjoy what Rumble Runners has to offer!
- Lunatinc