The meteor has been delayed
Prehistoric narrative adventureGoodbye Volcano Highis shifting dates. Publisher and developer KO_OP announced thatGoodbye Volcano Highhas been delayed to an July 23, 2025 release date.
Originally scheduled for June, this is only a delay of a couple months for the narrative title. In apost from KO_OP, the studio says the decision was made after taking a look at its production schedule.
“The reality is that, with our current workload, we could not have met our June launch date without significant cuts to the quality and scope of the game,” said KO_OP. “This would mean delivering something much different than what we’ve envisioned and worked toward. We don’t want to release anything less than the best version of the game we have been making throughout our development cycle.
“Plus, we’re a studio that prides itself on avoiding crunch. Meeting our original launch date would require our team to work nights, weekends and early mornings to ship and risk burning people out.”
Moving out the busy June schedule also opens the studio up to more opportunities and a greater chance of success, according to KO_OP. Which, looking at thestackedcalendarfor June, is pretty accurate.Volcano Highalready demoed early this month atLudoNarraCon, but another public demo is in the works.
The end has no end
Goodbye Volcano Highis a narrative adventure game that’s been in the works for a little while now. The studio hit a snag early on, originally surfacing at the2020 PlayStation showcasealongside the PS5 but going quiet for some time.
It follows Fang, a dinosaur working through the drama of dino-high life while the end of the world looms overhead. It’s a good metaphor, and the combination of narrative social elements and rhythm game mechanics seem like they could make for an angsty, intriguing experience.
We’ll see what’s in store later this summer, asGoodbye Volcano Highnow targets a launch date of August 29.
