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Kaan Serin

The Stanley Parable creator and Minecraft composer's indie studio is shutting down after one cozy sim because "it's a particularly tough time for raising game funds"

Boro and Alta sit on a bench together in Wanderstop.

Ivy Road - the independent game maker headed by The Stanley Parable's creator, a prominent Gone Home developer, and Minecraft's original composer - is sadly shutting down.

"Ivy Road is closing its doors as of March 31st, 2026," the studio writes in what is likely the last ever blog post on its website. Ivy Road had been early in development on a new project called Engine Angel, which looked like a kickass vehicular combat game, but "unfortunately the funding didn't come to fruition and the studio had to shut down"

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