"Indie Publisher Boss Empathizes with Team After Oblivion Remastered Overshadows Launch"

The surprise release of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered* on April 22 sent shockwaves across the gaming community, reigniting nostalgia and dominating online conversations. However, while fans celebrated the return of the iconic RPG with its famously quirky character faces and beloved bugs, the unannounced launch left a ripple effect across the indie development scene.

Jonas Antonsson, co-founder of indie publisher Raw Fury, voiced concerns over the impact of such large-scale shadow-drops, highlighting how smaller titles can easily be overshadowed. “I loved Oblivion when I was younger—and I still absolutely love it,” Antonsson shared. “I’m genuinely excited to see it reintroduced to a new generation of players.”

“But from the perspective of indie developers and publishers, this is exactly the problem with massive surprise releases. Everything else launching the same day gets buried. We don’t have the marketing budget or industry clout to compete. Every decision we make—from development timelines to release dates—is carefully calculated to maximize visibility and player engagement.”

Antonsson pointed to *Post Trauma*, a puzzle horror game developed by Red Soul Games and published by Raw Fury, which also launched on April 22. Inspired by PS2-era classics, the game invites players to explore eerie environments, face psychological threats, and encounter lost souls deep within the Gloom. “I love the game that dropped,” Antonsson said, “but it’s heartbreaking for our team—and especially for the developer who’s spent years pouring his heart and soul into this project.”

Raw Fury captured the mood with a sarcastic tweet on launch day: “Thank god *Post Trauma* was the only notable release of today and nothing else happened!”

From Bethesda and Microsoft’s standpoint, the shadow-drop strategy paid off. *Oblivion Remastered* saw a strong debut on Steam and quickly became a trending topic, with players sharing memes, glitches, and fond memories. Even Microsoft’s other high-profile releases, like *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33*, felt the heat. Kepler Interactive, publisher of *Clair Obscur*, openly acknowledged the “Barbenheimer effect” of launching the same week as *Oblivion Remastered*—a testament to the RPG’s overwhelming presence, especially with both titles arriving on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

For Raw Fury, the timing was simply bad luck. There was no way to anticipate Bethesda’s surprise drop when planning *Post Trauma*’s release. In the end, it may just be one of those unfortunate realities of the modern games market—where passion, planning, and precision can still be drowned out by a single, unexpected shadow-drop.

For fans diving into *Oblivion Remastered*, we offer a complete guide packed with everything you need: an interactive map, full walkthroughs for the main quest and all guild missions, tips on building the perfect character, essential early-game tasks, every PC cheat code, and much more. [ttpp]