Upcoming first-person folk horror game The Fading of Nicole Wilson has been pulled from Steam and other platforms due to a legal dispute involving the developer, the game’s publisher Daedalic Entertainment has told me.
When skimming my Steam Wishlist recently, I noticed one title was unavailable. A quick check on SteamDB inferred that it was The Fading of Nicole Wilson from ONE-O-ONE Games. When asked to comment on the Steam removal, Daedalic Entertainment provided me with the following response.
“Due to a legal dispute between the developer and a third party we were forced to temporarily seize all marketing activities for the game. Our hope is that the matter is resolved quickly and we can share more about our plans going forward.”
The good news, at least based on the statement, is that the game has not been cancelled, and Daedalic expects the game to return to Steam and other platforms at some point. However, the game was set to launch in 2025, but with it now on ice until the legal matter is settled, it’s unknown how long the delay will be.
One-O-One Games is an Italian-based studio, its previous works include The Suicide of Rachel Foster, which I awarded a 9/10 in my review back in 2020. It’s not known what the legal dispute is relating to, and a cursory Google search yielded zero results.
The Fading of Nicole Wilson is a sequel to Rachel Foster (which featured Nicole Wilson as the main protagonist). It sees players take on the role of Brit, a teenager who accepts a ghost-hunting job at the abandoned Timberline Hotel in the hope of becoming famous. But when Brit’s employer is hospitalised and unable to accompany her, she ventures to the hotel alone, armed with her paranormal gear and trusty camera. It’s not long before Brit realises that there are sinister forces at play, and as she explores the hotel’s hallways, she’ll uncover its dark secrets that are more dangerous than any supernatural entity.
I’m not going to link the trailer for obvious reasons, but you can still find it online where you can watch videos.
We’ll update this article should more information come to light.
Despite a childhood playing survival horrors, point and clicks and beat ’em ups, these days Zach tries to convince people that Homefront: The Revolution is a good game while pining for a sequel to The Order: 1886 and a live-action Treasure Planet film. Carlton, Burnley FC & SJ Sharks fan. Get around him on Twitter @tightinthejorts
