Blade Runner 2033 Labyrinth Faces Setback as Annapurna Interactive Staff Resigns

TapTechNews September 22nd news, the highly anticipated Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth has recently suffered a major setback. When announced at the 2023 Annapurna Interactive Annual Showcase, this new Blade Runner game, the first internally developed by the indie game publisher, has attracted widespread attention. However, the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive suddenly announced their collective resignation last week.

According to IGN, this includes the entire development team of Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth. Nevertheless, Annapurna Interactive stated that the development of this project will still continue.

Annapurna Interactive provided the following statement, which although not explicitly mentioning Blade Runner 2033, talked about the current situation of the company and the next plan.

The whole situation is confusing, but now our focus is to move forward. We have had very good conversations with the vast majority of the existing development teams and thank them for their cooperation. Our inbox shows that many developers still want to participate in what we are building, and we look forward to seeing their proposals. We have also welcomed a large number of high-quality job seekers and look forward to building a team that is passionate about our mission, that is, to tell original stories that are not told elsewhere. PS: We are recruiting.

TapTechNews noted that the official hinted at the initial announcement that Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth is an adventure game, and now with the departure of the entire team and the addition of new employees, whether the final form of the game will be different remains unknown.