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Steam News13 January 20265mo ago

Moving to a New Chapter: Vision Runner Retirement & A Gift for You

To the Vision Runner Community, Vision Runner has been a journey over a decade in the making. I started development on this project back in 2013 on IndieDB and released it here on Steam in 2016.

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removedA Long Overdue TransitionAs many of you are aware, the last major update for Vision Runner was released in 2018. After graduating, the realities of "real life" hit — balancing a career and personal responsibilities meant I no longer had the time or resources to bring the game to the state it deserved. For a long time, I feared that my journey in game development had come to a quiet end.
changedA Long Overdue TransitionHowever, last year, everything changed. I found my love and time for game development again. This renewed passion led me to team up with some close friends to start a professional studio together. We are now working on our first major title: Runes & Revenue
addedThe Future of Vision RunnerBecause I am now dedicated to this new studio and project, I have had to make the difficult decision to officially retire Vision Runner. I want to be honest with the community that supported me: I can no longer maintain the development or the server infrastructure for this project.
removedThe Future of Vision RunnerStore Status: Vision Runner will be removed from the Steam Store shortly.
changedThe Future of Vision RunnerServers: Online features will be decommissioned on 30.01.2026 .
removedThe Future of Vision RunnerYour Library: The game will remain in your Steam Library, i try to make an update to remove the online components. But unfortunately, I can't promise it.

Vision Runner changes

removedAs many of you are aware, the last major update for Vision Runner was released in 2018. After graduating, the realities of "real life" hit — balancing a career and personal responsibilities meant I no longer had the time or resources to bring the game to the state it deserved. For a long time, I feared that my journey in game development had come to a quiet end.
changedHowever, last year, everything changed. I found my love and time for game development again. This renewed passion led me to team up with some close friends to start a professional studio together. We are now working on our first major title: Runes & Revenue
addedBecause I am now dedicated to this new studio and project, I have had to make the difficult decision to officially retire Vision Runner. I want to be honest with the community that supported me: I can no longer maintain the development or the server infrastructure for this project.
removedStore Status: Vision Runner will be removed from the Steam Store shortly.
changedServers: Online features will be decommissioned on 30.01.2026 .

To the Vision Runner Community,

Vision Runner has been a journey over a decade in the making. I started development on this project back in 2013 on IndieDB and released it here on Steam in 2016. At the time, I was just 18 years old and still in high school. This game was my introduction to the world of development, born out of passion and a desire to create.

A Long Overdue Transition

As many of you are aware, the last major update for Vision Runner was released in 2018. After graduating, the realities of "real life" hit — balancing a career and personal responsibilities meant I no longer had the time or resources to bring the game to the state it deserved. For a long time, I feared that my journey in game development had come to a quiet end.

However, last year, everything changed. I found my love and time for game development again. This renewed passion led me to team up with some close friends to start a professional studio together. We are now working on our first major title: Runes & Revenue

The Future of Vision Runner

Because I am now dedicated to this new studio and project, I have had to make the difficult decision to officially retire Vision Runner. I want to be honest with the community that supported me: I can no longer maintain the development or the server infrastructure for this project.

  • Store StatusVision Runner will be removed from the Steam Store shortly.

  • Servers: Online features will be decommissioned on 30.01.2026.

  • Your Library: The game will remain in your Steam Library, i try to make an update to remove the online components. But unfortunately, I can't promise it.

A Gift for My Original Supporters

I haven't forgotten the people who were there at the very beginning. To thank you for sticking with me through the years and the long silence, as a thank you, I am gifting a copy of our new game, "Runes & Revenue," to everyone who purchased Vision Runner on Steam.

Since we cannot grant these copies automatically, we’ve created a verification form:

  1. Fill out the Google Form: https://forms.gle/kVt6Q9GXtpKVZNXn7

  2. Provide your SteamID64 so we can verify your ownership.

  3. Once verified, we will email you a Steam Key for Runes & Revenue after the Game releases.

Please submit the Form until 14.03.2026

Thank you for being part of my journey since 2013. I’m older now, I’ve matured as both a person and a developer and I can’t wait to share this new adventure with you.

With gratitude,

Cybergebi

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Steam News / 13 January 2026

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