Fortune’s Run is a sci-fi immersive sim about surviving the industrial wreckage of Earth after humanity has escaped to the stars. The shooter RPG blew some critics away when they tried the demo back in 2023. Now the early access game’s future has been plunged into uncertainty after its developer revealed she’s going to prison.

The developer of well-received Steam Early Access first-person shooter Fortune's Run has ceased work on the game after receiving a three-year prison sentence. In a shock announcement on the Fortune’s Run Steam page,

Retr immersive-sim Fortune's Run is indefinitely on hold after solo developer Dizzie was sentenced to three years in prison.

The Fortune's Run developer known only as Dizzie has revealed that development on the game will end...because they're going to prison.

Dizzie, the creator of Fortune’s Run, a well-known first-person shooter, has announced that she’s stopping the development after receiving a three-year prison sentence. The announcement was shared on Fortune’s Steam page.

The sole developer of a Steam first-person shooter announces work on the game will pause for an extended time while they serve a prison sentence.

The developer's imprisonment has put a stop to the work on Fortune's Run. He's committed to finishing it, but it's hard to say what the future holds.

Retro immersive-sim Fortune's Run has had its early access development paused due to its sole developer being sentenced to prison. In an update on Steam, developer Dizzie explained why the game's other developer left the project and admitted to being sentenced to three years in prison,