{"id":957062,"date":"2026-01-02T01:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/risk-of-rain-developer-cancels-next-project-to-join-game-development-at-valve"},"modified":"2026-01-02T01:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T01:35:18","slug":"risk-of-rain-developer-cancels-next-project-to-join-game-development-at-valve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/risk-of-rain-developer-cancels-next-project-to-join-game-development-at-valve\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk of Rain developer cancels next project to join game development at Valve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/risk-of-rain-developer-cancels-next-project-to-join-game-development-at-valve.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nHopoo Games, the studio behind <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/risk-of-rain\">Risk of Rain<\/a> and Deadbolt, has announced it will be joining Valve to work on game development.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Seattle-based indie has cancelled its unannounced next project, a game named &#8220;Snail&#8221;, as a result.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hopoogames\/status\/1830763152818217461\">statement<\/a> posted to X, Hopoo Games described the news as &#8220;exciting&#8221;, and said its small team would continue to make games &#8220;for years to come&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/risk-of-rain-developer-cancels-next-project-to-join-game-development-at-valve\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/risk-of-rain-developer-cancels-next-project-to-join-game-development-at-valve\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hopoo Games, the studio behind Risk of Rain and Deadbolt, has announced it will be joining Valve to work on game development. The Seattle-based indie has cancelled its unannounced next project, a game named &#8220;Snail&#8221;, as a result. In a statement posted to X, Hopoo Games described the news as &#8220;exciting&#8221;, and said its small team would continue to make games &#8220;for years to come&#8221;. 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