{"id":844829,"date":"2026-09-12T03:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/844829\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T03:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:12:09","slug":"moss-series-developer-polyarc-shuts-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/844829\/","title":{"rendered":"Moss series developer Polyarc shuts down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; MOSS [71 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/companies\/moss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moss<\/a> series developer <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; Polyarc [9 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/companies\/polyarc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Polyarc<\/a> will shut down, the developer <a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:7504247061073002496\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The studio most recently released <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Games &gt; Moss: The Forgotten Relic [2 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/games\/moss-the-forgotten-relic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moss: The Forgotten Relic<\/a>, a fantasy adventure game which combines the stories of the virtual reality-exclusive Moss and <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Games &gt; Moss: Book II [4 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/games\/moss-book-ii\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Moss: Book II<\/a>, for <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Platforms &gt; PS5 [11,514 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/platforms\/playstation\/ps5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation 5<\/a>, <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Platforms &gt; Xbox Series [8,796 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/platforms\/xbox\/xbox-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox Series<\/a>, <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Platforms &gt; Switch 2 [1,049 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/platforms\/nintendo\/switch-2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Switch 2<\/a>, <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Platforms &gt; Switch [18,382 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/platforms\/nintendo\/switch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Switch<\/a>, and <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Platforms &gt; PC [25,613 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gematsu.com\/platforms\/pc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PC<\/a> via <a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3914860\/Moss_The_Forgotten_Relic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Steam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the full message from Polyarc on its closure:<\/p>\n<p>Today is the end of an era for Polyarc.<\/p>\n<p>After nearly 12 years riding the joyous rollercoaster of emotions that is making video games, our time together has come to an end. As we wind down active development, we are saying our farewells to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Working together over all of these years has been an honor. Bringing surprise and delight to those who played our games has been a privilege. Thank you to everyone at Polyarc, our work is now finished.<\/p>\n<p>Polyarc has been home to exceptional developers across all disciplines. If you are hiring, please see [<a class=\"link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1UuYy-bJt8OOcBoq4lBnotRe66Gwa6VljpPWLETki74w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this link<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Moss series developer Polyarc will shut down, the developer announced. 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