UPDATE 12/12/22: Digerati, the publisher of The Outbound Ghost, has filed a lawsuit against developer Conradical for false statements and wilful breach of contract.
Digerati is not seeking money at this time, but requests the developer perform its obligations to ensure the game is a success.
The publisher sent a statement to Eurogamer alongside the lawsuit, you can read our update here.
ORIGINAL STORY 11/12/22: The developer of The Outbound Ghost has asked players not to buy his game following a falling out with his publisher.
Conrad Grindheim – lead developer on The Outbound Ghost – took to YouTube to state that his relationship with his publisher, Digerati, had “dissolved” and wanted the publisher to return the publishing rights to him.
Stating that the indie title is “not up to the quality standards of the games that I create and that you expect of me”, he asked fans to avoid the game and said he was taking legal action to protect “our company, our name, our reputation, and consumer’s rights”.
“The past few weeks have been incredibly stressful due to many factors, but the main reason is that my relationship with the game’s publisher has been dissolved,” Grindheim said (cheers, PC Gamer). “My priority will always be to do right by fans of the game.”