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    chadzTheDonkey on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
There is a lot of frustration around OKAM's clusterduck (our previous project). This is quite understandable.

Here is what happened:
We gave all rights away to a company that promised us to fund our development. They promised us that we can get the rights back if we work hard enough. We were working for practically no wage, we made barely enough money to live and eat. We worked on average 80 to 120 hours per week. This is not an exaggeration, I mean that literally. The release date was not up for discussion. It had to be met, period.

After we slaved ourselves away for the release, we wanted to improve things. Hire new people, improve work situation, get control of the steam page and fix its wrong information, etc.
We were met with ignorance and ridicule. They were happy with the arrangement, and they knew we couldn't leave because we would ruin our reputation. We were the public face, they were not.

We've had enough of broken promises and it w... Read more