The MMO in the style of Pokémon, Temtem, will no longer be developed. Instead, the Spanish development studio CremaGames is focusing on a new game. The CEO now speaks about the reasons.
Instead of major updates for Temtem, CEO Enrique Paños from Crema announced that the development team is working on a new game – a co-op roguelike titled Temtem: Swarm.
This decision has divided opinions in the community, with some players curious about the new direction while others are disappointed. The CEO has now addressed the community.
Here you can take a look at the new game from CremaGames:
Why the MMO is focusing on a new game
What was said? In a detailed message from the CEO shared by Kikill0 (one of the developers) on Discord and later reposted on Reddit, it is emphasized that the community’s expectation of infinite content
is unrealistic
.
He states:
The community expects to add infinite content, which is time-consuming and costly, just because it bears the MMO label, but MMO does not mean infinite. It is compared to other MMOs, even though Crema has clarified since 2018 that it would not be like these MMOs. However, when compared to other MMOs, the small detail that these MMOs have a subscription model or are free with pay-to-win practices is forgotten. In that way, they are sustainable.
Kikill0 via Reddit
He also emphasized that Temtem already offers at least 50 hours of adventure and an additional 50 hours of side quests and various features that are not part of the adventure.
Moreover, he also apologized to the PvP community for the errors that occurred in the patches and stressed that measures are planned.
This realization likely led the development team to decide to focus on a new game rather than continue investing resources in the development of Temtem.
In conclusion, Kikill0 stated that Temtem will continue to be updated and improved, but not at the pace or scope desired by the players. He emphasized that Temtem has kept its promises and has even delivered more than expected.
He expressed understanding that the end result may not please all players, but pointed out that it is not possible to create infinite content or change the fundamentals of the game. The CEO thanked everyone and added that the new game Temtem: Swarm was developed with a lot of love.
What do you think about this? Are you excited for the roguelike or would you prefer more content for Temtem?
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