Gang Beasts developer Boneloaf have taken steps to self-publish their own games, after Double Fine’s acquisition by Microsoft.

In a statement on the game’s official site (humorously titled “Boneloaf take Double Fine to a fancy restaurant so they won’t make a big scene“) the developer confirmed that Gang Beasts would be self-published, parting ways with Double Fine Presents.

Boneloaf also takes the time to confirm that Double Fine’s indie publishing is “winding down” in the wake of their acquisition.

“So, we wanted to let you know what’s going on here at Boneloaf. We have some information regarding Double Fine and us, and when the next Gang Beasts update is coming.

As some of you know, Boneloaf has been working with Double Fine Presents for some time. They’ve given us advice, they’ve given us splendiferous support, and most importantly, they’ve become friends and mentors to us.

We love Double Fine and they have been really fantastic to us. What Tim and his company built is pretty wonderful, but with Double Fine Presents winding down due to Double Fine’s acquisition by Xbox Game Studios last year, we think it is a good time for Boneloaf to stand on its own… legs and publish Gang Beasts ourselves.

Anyway, that’s the news about Boneloaf and Double Fine. What about Gang Beasts? Currently we’re testing build 1.13, the next release. Build 1.13 is made with Unity 2019.3 and includes a modified version of the wheel stage with support for online game modes and a series of optimisations and fixes for UI, audio, costumes, gameplay, and achievements.

We plan to make this build available for testing as a Steam beta next month. The 1.13 build will be released for supported platforms (Steam, Humble Bundle, PS4, Xbox One, and Oculus Rift and Oculus Rift S) when testing ends. We are also working on new stages and costumes, more information coming soon.

Thank you for supporting Gang Beasts, stay Safe and Keep on Truckin’ \o/”