Vlambeer, builders of Nuclear Throne, Luftrausers and Tremendous Crate Field, amongst others, referred to as it quits again in 2020, in order that co-founders Jan Willem Nijman and Rami Ismail may work individually on different initiatives.
Now Vlambeer is returning. Nijman introduced at present that he’s now the only proprietor of Vlambeer, and he’ll launch new video games underneath the identify whereas persevering with to help their older releases.
On the time of its demise, Vlambeer had been engaged on a rating assault shmup referred to as Ultrabugs. Nijman says he’ll now end and launch Ultrabugs, after his “present unannounced venture is finished.”
“I need to protect the traditional Vlambeer video games, and ensure they get the upkeep they should keep playable far into the longer term. So many video games get misplaced in time and it’s a rattling disgrace!” Nijman shared on Twitter.
“…and final however not least: I’m going to maintain making indie video games with cool small groups like I at all times have!”
Since Vlambeer’s closure, Nijman has continued to launch indie video games whereas working with collectives of different builders, incluting arcade dodge ’em up Disc Room and time-loop RPG Minit. Each video games felt as if they might have match throughout the Vlambeer home model, Disc Room particularly, however have been as a substitute credited to their particular person makers moderately than an organization.
“Finally, we’ve come to the conclusion that Vlambeer is healthier off within the fingers of one among us,” mentioned co-founder Rami Ismail in a weblog publish in regards to the change. “After discussing what meaning and who needs to be that one, I’ve determined to let Jan Willem purchase out my share of Vlambeer. Jan Willem’s present work nonetheless intently aligns with the aesthetics of the studio, and his continued concentrate on small video games continues to suit the model. His skill to take selections with out having to align occasions and schedules with a second celebration will permit Vlambeer a greater future. I’m hopeful that this new scenario provides Vlambeer a extra sustainable future – even when that finally ends up being merely a continued hibernation.”
Ismail writes that his “future as a recreation developer lies in a couple of fairly completely different initiatives which are spinning up which are not match throughout the aesthetics and model that Vlambeer has so rigorously curated over time.”
Nijman by no means stopped making video games, however I am nonetheless excited that he is doing so underneath the Vlambeer identify once more, given what number of nice video games Vlambeer releases over their ten-year existence. Here is an interview I did with JW about game-feel in Nuclear Throne, which I’ve actually no reminiscence of doing 11 years in the past however simply discovered whereas poking across the archive.
