For nearly a decade, French developers Laurent Lechat and Boris Marmontel poured their passion into ‘Planet Centauri,’ a side-scrolling sandbox game available in early access on Steam. However, its official 1.0 launch last year was met with silence. Valve has since taken responsibility, revealing a significant bug that prevented over 100,000 eager players from receiving crucial wishlist notifications.
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In a candid online post, Lechat shared snippets from an email sent by Valve. The message confirmed a glitch, active since 2015, that affected a small number of game releases by failing to send out launch notifications to wishlisters. “Unfortunately, your game ‘Planet Centauri’ was among those impacted,” Valve admitted, extending an offer for a “Daily Deal” to compensate for the lost visibility.
Lechat openly described the profound disappointment he and Marmontel felt after the game’s initial, muted reception. While initially hesitant about Valve’s offer, strong encouragement from other community members convinced them to embrace the opportunity for a Steam homepage feature.
Since this story gained traction, ‘Planet Centauri’ has seen a small but welcome increase in concurrent players. Many new players have shared positive feedback, though some reviews acknowledge that the game still carries a few lingering flaws, reminiscent of its early-access days.
The duo is currently developing a new roguelike game, leveraging the very engine they built for ‘Planet Centauri.’ They’ve committed to finishing this project before returning to future updates for ‘Planet Centauri,’ fulfilling their financial obligations.
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