Hey gang,
It's been a while since we provided any updates on Freakpocalypse. That's all on us and we're sorry for the radio silence. In the spirit of full transparency, here's what's been going on:
A few years ago, Freakpocalypse had run over budget and the project was still in the red. As a result, Explosm had to lay off our two developers while we got things sorted out financially, and backup all development files. We also sought out options with other game development companies to see what can be done to complete the game, which left the game in a nebulous space where we couldn't be specific on updating the game's status. Development hell, basically. For a while we weren't sure if Freakpocalypse Episode 2 was going to see the light of day, which was extremely frustrating since all of the writing and most of the artwork had already been completed years ago.
Well, today we actually have good news! We found a great solo developer who worked on FKP at the very beginning who's going to be working part time to bring Freakpocalypse Episode 2 to life, and she's already one month into the project to ensure all hard work that was already put in sees the light of day for a release. In terms of a release date, there's still a LOT to be done on the game and we don't want to cut any corners. We're hoping it will be ready around this time in 2026, but we'll keep you posted how things are looking on that front.
Here's some footage from where Episode 2 was a while ago:
Again, we're sorry for the lack of updates, but we're excited to finally be moving forward with the project again. Huge thanks to all of you who supported the project and have been so patient with us!
Love,
The Freakpocalypse Team