Coral Island developer Stairway Games has responded to the lack of Switch port, blaming the recent layoffs at Humble Games for leaving console versions “in a place of uncertainty”.
The cosy life-sim game received over $1.6m in Kickstarter funding. However, some backers who specifically backed the game for a Switch version are angry at the lack of news for a port. Other backers have claimed requests for PS4 keys have been automatically upgraded to PS5 without consent.
At present, the game is available on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S (plus Game Pass), but not Switch.
Comments from backers have been shared on social media, describing the situation as “super gross”. “At this point, I just want my money back,” wrote one backer. “I can’t get what I paid for, so I’d like to be refunded.”
Now, Stairway Games has released a statement addressing the situation, claiming “the impact of Humble Games’ restructuring on Coral Island remains uncertain for all things related to consoles… as they are responsible for these platforms”.
“To start, we share in your frustrations regarding the lack of a Nintendo Switch port of Coral Island,” the statement reads. “Over the years, there’s a lot we’ve wanted to say in the spirit of transparency, about many different things, but continue to be unable to do so because of the publishing agreement and NDA we have in place.