Why are there so many negative reviews saying the game is abandoned when I see recent updates?

These folks are still selling games on the official website while launcher can’t connect to domain (simply login so). I also can’t access the game i paid for. WTF?!

MadMind Studio has officially announced they are stepping down from game development via there official discord. Just weeks before this announcement, they released Tormentor in a severely unfinished and broken state. As it stands right now: 1. The game is riddled with bugs 2. Core systems feel very incomplete 3. Performance and stability are extremely poor 4. There is no realistic expectation of fixes or support going forward With the studio stepping away, there will be no meaningful updates, patches, o...

£17 is a little more enticing but if it's not getting anymore updates then idk

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