Fortune's Run
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| Fortune's Run | |
|---|---|
| Developers | Dizzie and Arachne |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | Cancelled |
| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Mode | |
Fortune's Run is a cancelled first-person action shooter video game. It was being developed by Team Fortune, an indie developer team comprised by Dizzie and Arachne.[1][2][3][4] The game is designed after 1990s sci-fi aesthetics and cites Deus Ex as a reference.[5][6]
An early access release was published on Steam in September 2023, which was described by PC Gamer as "one of the best shooters you can play right now".[2] According to Team Fortune, the game was "rejected" by Steam that September due to a "disgusting" scene they had included, and also because the company disagreed with a sexual assault content warning by the developers. They stated that they intended to apply to have the game included on the platform again.[1][7]
After Dizzie was sentenced to three years in prison for a violent offense, the game's development was put on hold in early 2025.[8][9][10] Dizzie was released on parole in the following year and resumed working on the game.[9]
On August 24, 2026, Dizzie discontinued development of the game.[11]
Reception
[edit]In 2023, PC Gamer wrote: "The mission-based structure it's started with strikes me as a rare great fit for an early access drip feed of new stuff—episodic, like what IO Interactive initially attempted with its Hitman reboot series, and I can't wait to see everything else this ambitious game has to offer."[8] Multiplayer.it played the demo version and said that while the gameplay mechanics are not entirely original, they are varied enough to make the gameplay feel fresher than other games in the genre.[12]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Valve allegedly rejects new boomer shooter from Steam due to a scene the dev made disgusting on purpose". PCGamesN. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- 1 2 Yin-Poole, Wesley (2025-01-15). "Steam Shooter Fortune's Run on Hold Because the Developer Is Going to Prison". IGN. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ Niewierowski, Mateusz (2023-10-08). "Fortune's Run Early Access Review – Bountiful Beginnings". GameLuster. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "One of my top early access games is finally getting a second level: a 3-hour underground factory-city with an overhauled, Thief-style stealth system, a new RPG hub area, and an explanation for where all those FPS crates come from". PC Gamer. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Development on retro immersive-sim Fortune's Run paused as solo developer sentenced to prison". Eurogamer. 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ Seriously, Ted Litchfield; Website, How Often Do You See a Marketing; think "Oh; Rad.", This Is (2023-02-03). "This upcoming FPS has a website that's a sick throwback to '90s game ads". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Steam "frivolously" rejects promising retro FPS for adding a sexual assault content warning, its creators say". Rock Paper Shotgun. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- 1 2 "Amid a legendary autumn for PC gaming, a team of two developers quietly released one of the best shooters you can play right now into early access". PC Gamer. 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- 1 2 ""It's been an interesting year": the jailed creator of Fortune's Run has passed parole and is back working on her Deus Ex-style FPS". Rock Paper Shotgun. 2026-04-17. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "A Three-Year Prison Sentence Will Pause Development On Fortune's Run". GameSpot. Retrieved 2026-08-25.
- ↑ "Game Cancelled Due To Gaben Personally". Steam Community. 2026-08-24. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
- ↑ Tagliaferri, Simone (3 July 2023). "Fortune's Run, abbiamo provato la demo di questo velocissimo FPS con elementi GDR". Multiplayer.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2026.