Udvikleren Campo Santo gjorde sig for alvor bemærket med deres første spil, Firewatch, og efterfølgende blev de så købt af Valve, og påbegyndte arbejdet på deres næste store spil, In the Valley of Gods. Det er dog år siden at vi har hørt nyt omkring spillet, og det lader der til at være en god grund til.
Campo Santo-medstifteren Jake Rodkin har afsløret overfor Polygon, at spillet nu officielt er "on hold". Det skyldes åbenbart de lige nu hjælper Valve med andre projekter.
"To fans looking forward to In the Valley of Gods, it's probably clear that the optimistic "2019" at the end of the announcement trailer isn't going to be accurate. In the end, Valve Time makes fools of us all. But yes, developers from the former Campo Santo team have joined other projects at Valve, including Half-Life: Alyx. As you can imagine, our experience in the first-person adventure genre is pretty relevant. You hear a lot about how at Valve you can work on what you want. It turns out that's true, and there's a lot of work available. As we integrated ourselves into Valve it became clear there was a lot of valuable work to be done on Half-Life: Alyx. Some of us starting lending a hand, and have since become full-time on the project as it approaches launch. Similarly, some ex-Campos are working on Dota Underlords, some are on Steam, and so on. So to answer your question as of today, In the Valley of Gods development is on hold—but it certainly feels like a project people can and may return to. And when that happens, we'll find an exciting way to let fans know."
Han siger faktisk "former" om udviklingsholdet, som kunne betyde at Valve faktisk direkte har opløst studiet, og at de tidligere ansatte nu arbejder i forskellige dele af organisationen.
