Moss VR Developer Polyarc Games Has Shut Down

Developer Polyarc Games, finest identified for the Moss collection in VR, has closed its doorways for good after practically twelve years.

A put up on Polyarc’s LinkedIn account confirmed the information with the next assertion:

Today is the top of an period for Polyarc.

After practically 12 years using the joyous rollercoaster of feelings that’s making video video games, our time collectively has come to an finish. As we wind down energetic growth, we’re saying our farewells to one another.

Working collectively over all of those years has been an honor. Bringing shock and delight to those that performed our video games has been a privilege. Thank you to everybody at Polyarc, our work is now completed.

Polyarc has been residence to distinctive builders throughout all disciplines. If you’re hiring, please see the hyperlink under.

Thank you to everybody who has been a part of this journey.

The put up additionally hyperlinks to a spreadsheet listing the affected employees and their positions for any firms who’re hiring.

Polyarc noticed a spherical of layoffs in March of this 12 months leading to two-thirds of the crew being let go.

The two mainline Moss video games had been beloved by gamers and critics alike, proving {that a} primarily third-person expertise can translate properly to VR with sensible sport design and mechanics. The franchise has over 160 awards and nominations.

Moss (now titled Moss VR) initially launched on the primary PlayStation VR in February 2018, adopted by PC VR in June of the identical 12 months. It was a launch day title for the primary Oculus Quest in May 2019 and has over seven thousand five-star evaluations throughout its platforms.

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The sequel, initially titled Moss: Book II, adopted just a few years later, once more beginning on the unique PlayStation VR in March 2022 adopted by Quest 2 that July and PC VR in October. That sport received VR/AR Game of the Year at The Game Awards, Game of the Year on the VR Awards, and a number of different nominations and wins on the D.I.C.E. Awards, NYX Game Awards, and New York Video Game Critics Circle, amongst others.

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Both video games had been renamed earlier to Moss VR and Moss 2 VR to keep away from confusion with this 12 months’s flatscreen port, Moss: The Forgotten Relic, that mixed each video games right into a single fantasy journey.

Before The Forgotten Relic, Polyarc expanded the Moss universe with the Hero Academy-inspired PvP technique sport Glassbreakers: Champions of Moss. That sport had an prolonged early beta interval in 2023 earlier than going again into growth and formally launching in November 2025. Glassbreakers did not seize the identical viewers as its predecessors, presently sitting with a ‘Mixed’ ranking from simply 22 evaluations on Steam and a 4.7 rating from 229 rankings on the Meta Horizon Store. It was additionally launched on Apple Arcade.

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Moss: The Forgotten Relic launched in July after Polyarc famous it had racked up over 2 hundred thousand wishlists previous to launch. Presumably, given at present’s information, these wishlists didn’t convert into sufficient gross sales to maintain the studio afloat.