Another shooter once dead he's back, this time via Fortnite. Yager Development has launched a “special tribute project” to revive its defunct game The cycle: Frontier inside Epic Games' battle royale.
Using Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), the Berlin studio has created an in-game location, called “The Cycle: Prospect Island,” which “captures the essence” of its 2022 mining shooter.
Yager is focused on “various co-development initiatives and new projects,” according to a spokesperson, but said the team wanted to “maintain [The Cycle’s] living spirit. This island is a way to honor the game that many players, and we at Yager, have loved deeply.”
The cycle: Frontier it was a renewal of Yager's 2019 Early Access release (then titled The cycle), and it was sunset in 2023. At the time, the game was called “financially unsustainable”, partly because cheaters presumably drove away the player base.
Elements from Border are present in Prospect Island, such as its mining mechanics and in-game factions and enemies. However, Yager stressed that Prospect is merely a tribute, and in no way a replacement for his previous game.
Although he is “deeply touched” by the messages asking The Cycle return, the studio said it “cannot make any promises” about its future. “We want our community to know that their passion is heard and appreciated,” the spokesperson said.
Those interested in Prospect Island can access it in Fortnite via the island code “8495-9375-7199.”