About 6 months ago, a new survival game was released in early access on Steam. However, it is already over for now, as the developers announced that the finished version will not be available for the time being.
Which game is it? Prologue: Go Wayback! is a survival game by Playerunknown Productions. Behind the company is the developer Brendan Greene, who achieved significant success with PUBG – back then under the publisher Krafton, which recently made headlines with Subnautica 2.
Prologue: Go Wayback offers players an open world with survival elements. Like in a roguelike, you start new rounds repeatedly, with the massive world being completely regenerated with each attempt.
On November 20, 2025, early access began on Steam, but the developers have now announced that work on the game will be stopped.
A final update, then it’s (for now) over
What do the developers announce? On Steam and on x.com, they explained in two posts that the financial resources are currently insufficient to meet the team’s demands:
Unfortunately, we had to make the difficult decision to restructure our studio into a smaller team. As a result, we will be ceasing further development of Prologue: Go Wayback. Our top priority right now is to support our employees during this challenging transition phase.
Currently, only one last update is planned, which will add new items and ways for better exploration.
The early access phase thus ends, and the game is expected to be free for everyone afterward, according to the developers. Whether players who have already paid the price of €19.99 will receive their money back is still being examined. Information on this will continue to be available on Steam and Discord.
Why is the money gone? Greene and his team’s demands were apparently quite high. Not only did they want to create a survival game with an open world, but they were also working on a technology to significantly expand the boundaries of open game worlds. What exactly that means is not explained in the statement.
Two separate research teams only worked on that, ultimately leading to high costs. After the restructuring, work on the in-house technology will continue with fewer staff.
Whether Prologue: Go Wayback will ever be further developed is currently in question. The developers hope it will be possible at a later date. Have you followed the project in early access? Feel free to share your impressions in the comments. Another title for multiplayer friends, on the other hand, is set to enter its test phase soon: MMORPG legend is bringing its new game to Steam, finally revealing the release period
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