Stephan Wirth on Endzone 2: "When Criticism Rolled in, We Didn't Retreat."
Endzone was a huge success for Gentlymad and Assemble. However, its successor isn't doing nearly as well in Early Access which ends with the full release in 24 July. In this interview, Co-founder and Experience Lead Stephan Wirth talks about how the developers are dealing with this - and with the crowded city builder market.
Endzone: A World Apart, developed by gentlymad Studios and published by Assemble Entertainment, is the most successful game to date from these two companies based in Wiesbaden (with over 300,000 copies sold by May 2021). The sequel, which launched on Steam Early Access on 26 August 2024, has big shoes to fill. However, it has not yet achieved the popularity and success of the first instalment, partly because the sequel has a different focus, and partly because Gentlymad has not limited itself to simply repeating the proven formula.