A survival game we once called 'Stalker and Tarkov's alien baby' is closing down less than a year after launch

Pioner, a survival-shooter we said looked like " Stalker and Tarkov's alien baby " when we first laid eyes on it in 2021, is ending development and closing down. In an announcement posted today on Steam, developer GFAGames said further work on the game and continued operation of its servers requires more money, and it just doesn't have any. "Over the past few months, we have been in talks with existing and potential partners about investment and new ways of working together that would allow us to preserve the project and the team," the studio wrote.