The end of a sad story: Arkane Austin to release latest update for Redfall, adding support for offline play

Redfall, which was released in May last year, faced a huge number of problems:

• Even at the development stage, there was no clear vision of what the game should be: it was originally conceived as a single-player project about vampires and magic, but after Zenimax's purchase, the game underwent significant changes. The desire to increase value for potential buyers led Zenimax to encourage a "game as a service" model, similar to games like Overwatch and Fortnite. However, this shift was at odds with Arkane Studios' reputation as a developer of single-player games such as Dishonored and Prey;
• management issues: during development, management frequently provided suggestions for changes, often referring to games such as Far Cry and Borderlands. Due to the lack of clarity, development teams did not know which direction to take;
• staff turnover and lack of resources: Arkane faced frequent staff turnover and a constant shortage of staff, which further slowed down the game's development progress;
• Poor reception: despite high expectations, Redfall was disappointing both commercially and critically. Xbox hoped that the game would be a hit for Xbox Game Pass, but the poor reception of the game took them by surprise.

In addition, players encountered technical issues such as crashes, black screens, and stuttering. To resolve these issues, players can try checking the integrity of game files, updating GPU drivers, and disabling background applications

However, this bad dream will end soon.

Here's What We Know

The official Redfall account on X (the Twitter handle) has announced that the final patch for the game, Game Update 4, will include "updated Neighbourhood and Nest systems, single player pausing, offline mode, and more":

Thank you for all your supportive messages.

We are working to release our final update, Game Update 4, which brings revamped Neighbourhood and Nest systems, Single Player Pausing, Offline Mode, and more.

We'll provide additional details soon. Thank you all.

- Redfall (@playRedfall) 17 May 2024

It is not yet known when the final update will be released.

Where To Play

Redfall is available to play on Xbox Series and Windows consoles.

Source: @playRedfall