Wayfinder is a game that’s been around since 2023, and its biggest legacy so far has been significant server issues that result in everything from hours-long queues to failed connections and disconnections during gameplay.
In addition, the game has a reputation for steep ricing on its in-game items and a forever dwindling player base. However, the developers aren’t ready to let the game’s negative reviews get them down—at least not yet.
Airship Syndicate announced today that it had reached an agreement with Digital Extremes to begin the transfer of the MMO action RPG Wayfinder to Airship Syndicate in a first step to try and resurrect the game, and to that end, sales have officially been halted.
So, for those who don’t know, as bad as things are for Wayfinder, they’ve only worsened over the last couple of months after publisher Digital Extremes eliminated its external publishing wing.
During this time, Digital Extremes said it would transfer control of the game to Airship Syndicate, but then Airship Syndicate ran into troubles and said goodbye to 12 developers in January, all while the Wayfinder’s concurrent player count plummeted.
When we founded Airship it was to create great games in compelling worlds, with memorable characters and adventures. With those core principles in mind, we’ve spent the last several months working behind the scenes, challenging some of the core ideas in Wayfinder and creating an experience that remains consistent with our standards and beliefs.
We did this while keeping in mind that we want to respect our founders and excite new players—all while staying feasible as a business model for us as a new independent publisher. We plan to share these changes soon, but we aren’t quite ready. – Airship Syndicate
As of writing, the coming soon page for Wayfinder on the Epic Games Store has been taken down and the playwayfinder.com website now launches with a message saying it will not be updated during the transition.
We hope to provide more information to players on timeframe in the coming weeks, but we can confirm the game will be coming out of Early Access this summer. We hope to share more about the many major changes soon!
There will be major changes, and major improvements, but we have no plans for it to disappear like so many online-only games we’ve all played and loved. We think Wayfinder can be something special, and be around to play forever. – Airship Syndicate
But now I want to know from you all: are you excited to see where Wayfinder goes from here, or is it too little too late? Let me know in the comments.