Project DEIOS | LEGACY

With heavy heart we have to announce the end of Project DEIOS

This wasn’t an easy decision, and it comes after a long period of internal strain, reduced development capacity, and a broader consolidation phase we entered earlier this year.

After careful evaluation of our current resources, team capacity, and long-term sustainability, we have decided to end active development of DEIOS. This means that no further feature development or expansion of Project DEIOS is planned.

Current Status

DEIOS reached its Beta stage in November 2025 and the latest stable version is available online. You will still be able to:

Access the latest stable build
Use the available feature set
Access & download assets
Claim any pre-ordered Premium time

here at DEIOS DOWNLOAD

Platform Availability

DEIOS will remain accessible in its current version to all Kickstarter backers and Pre-Order supporters, as well as eligible Premium users.
While no further feature development is planned, we intend to keep the platform available in its current state.
Should technical or infrastructure requirements change in the future, we will communicate any necessary adjustments in advance.

Why this decision

As a small team, we must focus our resources responsibly to ensure the long-term stability of our core services. Continuing parallel development of multiple platforms is not sustainable under our current structure. This decision was made after extensive internal review and reflects our responsibility to maintain operational stability.

For more information please read

The full announcement, including what led to this decision and what happens next.
We’ve also prepared a FAQ that answers many expected questions.

We know this news is disappointing, and we understand there will be emotions and discussions around it. We’ll do our best to answer questions transparently and respectfully.

Dear community,

This is one of the hardest messages I’ve ever had to write.

Over the past years, we poured our hearts, time, and resources into Project DEIOS. It was our dream to create a world-building platform that could stand alongside our Battlemap Editor and expand the creative toolkit available to game masters and storytellers everywhere.

Today, we need to share a painful but necessary decision.
We will be ending active development of DEIOS.

A difficult decision

At the time of the Beta release, we fully expected DEIOS to continue growing. We were already preparing the next steps for development and expansion.

But the challenges surrounding account unification, technical setbacks within our build pipeline in the weeks that followed, and a family emergency that required one of our core developers to step away during a critical patch phase forced us to step back and reassess what we could realistically sustain as a small team.

There comes a point where perseverance turns into harmful stubbornness. And I had to recognize that my determination to see this project through was placing increasing strain on the team behind it. After long internal discussions and careful evaluation of what we can sustainably support as a small team, we made the joined decision to end active development of DEIOS.

The responsibility behind that decision

Over the past year, the situation surrounding DEIOS did not only challenge us operationally, but increasingly weighed on the development team behind it. Like many small development teams, we found ourselves working under mounting pressure, stretched capacity, and prolonged periods of exhaustion and frustration.

As leadership, I do not consider that a sustainable foundation on which good work can continue, nor a working environment I am willing to normalize or accept. We all care deeply about this hobby, and working on a product born from that passion should be driven by energy and creative motivation, not by exhaustion. In reflecting together with the team, I came to realize that continuing at this pace would not be sustainable for us.

At the same time, I am deeply aware that my responsibility does not end with the team. It extends equally to you - our community - who placed trust in us and supported this vision.

Since the Beta launch, we have focused on evaluating our options and beginning a necessary internal restructuring to stabilize the team and clarify what we could responsibly sustain. We explored restructuring options, evaluated different development paths, and considered how we might continue forward responsibly.

Balancing those responsibilities meant asking a difficult question: Whether continuing to push development forward, given the team’s level of strain and fatigue, would truly be responsible - to the product, to the people building it, and to the community waiting for it. The answer to that question was: No.

But walking away entirely was also not an option for us. Ending active development does not mean abandoning what was built, or the people who supported it. It meant finding a way to step back responsibly: preserving access, making the created assets available, honoring associated commitments, and ensuring that the work created together remains usable and meaningful for the community.

What happens next

DEIOS will remain accessible in its current state. We have published the most recent stable version online so supporters can continue to access and explore the project in its existing form. Access will remain available to all supporters (Kickstarter & Pre-Order), as well as to those who wish to continue engaging with the legacy version through their Premium subscription.

We have ensured that supporters retain access to the features and assets currently available within their respective tiers, as well as the ability to claim any pre-ordered premium time. In addition, we have made the DEIOS asset library available for personal use, so the creative work produced during development can continue to support your worldbuilding projects.

Personal consequences and what comes next

I also want to speak openly about my leadership responsibility behind this moment.

As founder and CEO, I felt a strong personal commitment to seeing DEIOS through. I believed deeply in its vision and pushed to move it forward wherever possible. But leadership also means recognizing when commitment alone is no longer enough. And when continuing to push forward would come at the expense of team health and long-term sustainability.

This decision was not only about DEIOS.
It required stepping back and reassessing how we operate as a team and as a company.

That process has already begun. As part of our consolidation phase, we have started re-evaluating our internal team structure, responsibilities, and leadership setup, including my own role within it. We are currently in the middle of this restructuring. It will take time, but it is a necessary step to stabilize both the team and the company internally.

Our goal is clear: to return to a place where building tools, assets, and experiences for the TTRPG community is driven by energy, clarity, and sustainable momentum - not by pressure and exhaustion.

Thank you

None of this diminishes what DEIOS and its journey meant to us.

Your belief in this vision carried us through every milestone, every setback, and every long night of development.

I am deeply sorry that we cannot continue the journey of DEIOS beyond its current state.
Thank you for your trust, your patience, and your support throughout this journey.

With sincere gratitude and respect,

Till Lammer
Founder & CEO, DungeonFog

Is DEIOS being shut down completely?

Who will have access to DEIOS?

Will DEIOS receive further updates or new features?

Can I still use my worlds and data?

What happens to the assets created for DEIOS?

Why end development now?

Does this affect DungeonFog or the Battlemap Editor?

Is DungeonFog financially stable?

What does the internal restructuring mean?

Will DEIOS ever return? What happens to the technology?

Will DEIOS be open sourced?

Am I eligible for a refund?

Funds received through Kickstarter and Pre-Orders were used to finance the development of DEIOS during its production phase, including developer salaries, infrastructure, licensing, hosting, and operational costs required to build and operate the platform.

DEIOS Pre-Orders granted Early Access to an evolving Alpha and subsequent development builds of the standalone application.

Throughout the active development phase, supporters received access to these builds, including public Alpha and Beta stages. The current version of DEIOS remains accessible.
In addition to platform access, the DEIOS project also resulted in the creation of a large asset library. Over the course of development, more than 3,000 assets were produced and have been made available for download and continued use. These assets remain fully accessible independent of the platform’s future development and represent a substantial part of the creative work delivered as part of the project.

Refund eligibility

As DEIOS was offered as Early Access to a developing product, and access has been granted and remains available, we are not introducing a general refund program.

However, we understand that supporters who purchased Pre-Order access shortly before the store closed may view their situation differently.

For this reason, Pre-Order purchases made between July and October 2025 will be eligible for refund review.

If you fall within this window and would like your case reviewed, please contact our support team at [email protected].

We understand that this outcome may be disappointing. The decision to end active development reflects the limits of what we can sustainably support as a small team, not a lack of commitment to the project or to our community.

What happens to my Commercial License now that DEIOS development has ended?

Where can we ask further questions?

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