{"id":1172179,"date":"2026-02-13T04:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T04:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bankrupt-indie-developer-behind-rime-and-gylt-selling-off-game-rights-at-open-auction"},"modified":"2026-02-13T04:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T04:46:09","slug":"bankrupt-indie-developer-behind-rime-and-gylt-selling-off-game-rights-at-open-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bankrupt-indie-developer-behind-rime-and-gylt-selling-off-game-rights-at-open-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Bankrupt indie developer behind Rime and Gylt selling off game rights at open auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/bankrupt-indie-developer-behind-rime-and-gylt-selling-off-game-rights-at-open-auction.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nTequila Works, the indie developer behind Deadlight, Rime and Gylt, is selling off all of its assets in an open auction after declaring bankruptcy at the end of last year. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bankrupt-indie-developer-behind-rime-and-gylt-selling-off-game-rights-at-open-auction\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bankrupt-indie-developer-behind-rime-and-gylt-selling-off-game-rights-at-open-auction\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tequila Works, the indie developer behind Deadlight, Rime and Gylt, is selling off all of its assets in an open auction after declaring bankruptcy at the end of last year. 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