PlayerUnknown Productions is laying off staff and halting development on Go Wayback
PlayerUnknown Productions, the independent studio founded by PUBG creator Brendan Greene, has announced significant layoffs and the halting of development on its early access survival game Prologue: Go Wayback, just six months after its November 2025 launch.
In a statement, Greene acknowledged that he had “reached the limits of how far I can continue to fund this journey in its current form,” prompting the difficult decision to restructure the studio to a smaller team. While the studio expressed hope of returning to the project at a future point, it confirmed that it will be “unable to complete our early access plans” in the near term.
Prologue: Go Wayback, described as a single-player open-world emergent survival roguelike, will receive one final update before development ceases, adding new items and exploration paths. More significantly, the studio is making the game free to play and is exploring refund options for early access purchasers, offering some compensation to its player base.
Despite halting work on Go Wayback, PlayerUnknown Productions stated it will continue development of its Melba technology with the downsized team, suggesting a refocus on foundational technology rather than a full game release. The announcement marks a setback for Greene’s ambitions since leaving Krafton in 2021 to establish an independent studio.
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