Rob Hale, the indie recreation developer finest often called Squid in a Box, has handed away. Earlier this month, Hale died of most cancers, and his accomplice CJ lately broke the information on the Steam boards of Hale’s recreation, Waves 2: Notorious. 

“Rob was very obsessed with their work, and ever so devoted, over time we had been collectively they had been at all times dreaming massive and making an attempt so arduous to create one of the best recreation they may presumably make,” wrote CJ. “It was a pleasure to assist Rob, by that preliminary Kickstarter, and the years of indie improvement that adopted.”

Prior to indie improvement, Hale had labored as a modder and developer on triple-A titles. Their first solo recreation, Waves, was a twin-stick shooter that launched in 2011. Waves 2 launched as an Early Access title in 2015 and can stay unfinished. Despite that, CJ identified that Rob was “devoted to their craft,” even when that ambition did not at all times result in success. 

“I do know they’d have appreciated to have accomplished that closing challenge,” CJ continued, “however as Covid encroached, the necessity to have a extra secure revenue was looming and between these components and Rob’s struggles with their well being, they by no means received the time to cap off this specific department of their legacy.”

Both Waves video games have been made free to play on Steam, one thing CJ stated Hale had been contemplating within the months earlier than his passing. “I hope this may be seen as a parting reward to all these on the market that haven’t but performed both of those video games.”