Despite a poor reviewer rating, the comedy shooter High on Life garnered a high user rating on Metacritic, demonstrating that there is a significant demand for games with the studio’s own mix of humour and flair. While Roiland’s comedy style isn’t for everyone, the popularity of Rick and Morty demonstrates that the combination of mature humour and more illogical gags does have a large following.
It’s difficult to predict if Squanch Games will be able to bounce back from the events given the seriousness of Roiland’s accusations despite the fact that they have such a large fanbase. Tanya Watson, a former Epic Games executive and Squanch Games co-founder, is probably left as the studio’s interim leader now that Justin Roiland has gone. It is presently unknown if a new creative director will be hired or whether Watson will assume that function.
