Fault: Elder Orb

Fault: Elder Orb entered Steam Early Access on July 17, 2020, and has never reached a full 1.0 release. Throughout its Early Access period, Strange Matter Studios released a steady stream of major content updates: new heroes (Phase in December 2021, Feng Mao in January 2022, Crunch in March 2022, and Iggy & Scorch in August 2022), a major economy overhaul with the free-to-play transition in July 2022, new game mode development, and a rename to Fault: Elder Orb. The developer was also expanding to the Epic Games Store and announcing planned features including an ARAM map, a new main map, console support, and additional heroes. However, the last developer communication of any kind was the patch 0.18.1 notes published on September 13, 2022. Since then — a span of nearly four years through July 2026 — there have been no patch notes, blog posts, dev streams, or announcements of any kind from Strange Matter Studios. The game is also no longer purchasable on Steam, with no active purchase options available, which is a significant sign that the game has been delisted or otherwise taken off sale, even while the store page technically remains visible. The combination of extended developer silence (last heard from September 13, 2022), unfulfilled promises from mid-2022 (new map, ARAM mode, console release, additional heroes), and the removal of purchase options strongly suggests that active development has ceased without any official statement from the studio. The game remains in Early Access with no 1.0 launch ever completed.