The difficulties of game development means it’s not uncommon for the original creator to depart from the project before it’s finished, for one reason or another. It’s not often as tragic as is the case of Afterlove EP.The music-centric narrative game was first announced in December 2021 on Nintendo’s Indie World showcase. Just a few months later, the game’s creative director Mohammed Fahmi passed away.His sudden passing felt like a huge loss, especially as his breakout game Coffee Talk had made him a beacon for Indonesia’s growing indie scene, while Pikselnesia, the studio he assembled for Afterlove EP, was also a remote team with people from across the country. It could have then been all too easy for it to all collapse afterwards but if anything, it was a catalyst for the surviving members to finish what Fahmi had started. Read more
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