Summary
- La Quimera, the sci-fi FPS debut game by rebranded former Metro developer Reburn, was delayed on its launch day.
- Reburn revealed that La Quimera's last-minute delay was due to "unforeseen challenges," including the ongoing Ukraine war.
- A new launch date for La Quimera has yet to be announced.
La Quimera, the upcoming first-person shooter from rebranded Metro dev Reburn, has been delayed at the very last minute. Originally set to launch on April 25, La Quimera missed its planned release window, and no new launch date for the sci-fi FPS has been announced yet.
Announced just two months ago, La Quimera is the debut title of Reburn, a studio formed by developers previously known for the Metro series under the 4A Games Ukraine banner. Pegged as a futuristic sci-fi shooter set in a fictional Latin America in 2064, La Quimera generated a fair amount of buzz among FPS fans thanks to its impressive graphics, distinctive art style, and fast-paced action. Reburn even held a closed beta for La Quimera just two weeks ago, indicating that the game was on track for a smooth launch.
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The plan went sideways on release day, though, as La Quimera's launch has been unexpectedly pushed. Reburn confirmed the delay via a statement from CEO Dmytro Lymar, who cited "unforeseen challenges" as the primary cause. As the Kyiv-based studio's first game as an independent developer, La Quimera may have experienced logistical hurdles in the final stages of production, and Lymar also referenced the ongoing conflict in Ukraine as a factor complicating development and distribution. "We are trying our best to address the matters as quickly as possible, while also navigating the circumstances we're faced with here in Ukraine," said Lymar.
La Quimera's Negative Reviews May Have Contributed to its Last-Minute Delay
No new timeline has been provided for La Quimera's release, but Reburn has confirmed that it will share updates on the sci-fi FPS via its social media channels. Interestingly, some publications published reviews of La Quimera just prior to the delay, and they weren't quite glowing. At the time of writing, La Quimera's Metacritic page features two reviews, both of which rate the game a 4/10. Among the areas of La Quimera's criticism were the short playtime (just three missions lasting around five hours total), a supposedly uninteresting story, contrived voice acting, and lots of bugs.
Therefore, the underwhelming reviews could have also influenced Reburn to delay La Quimera at the precipice of launch. Judging by the complaints, La Quimera might benefit a lot from spending some more time in the oven. Reburn may be able to iron out La Quimera's purported technical kinks and possibly extend the replayability by adding more missions (or even a new game mode), though it remains to be seen how the story criticisms will be handled. La Quimera's narrative was written in part by Nicolas Winding Refn, who notably directed Drive and played Heartman in Death Stranding.
- Developer(s)
- Reburn
- Publisher(s)
- Reburn
WHERE TO PLAY
- Genre(s)
- FPS
