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However, since then, its popularity has drastically decreased, with user peaks barely reaching 1,100 currently. Ratings on Steam have fallen to nearly 50% positive reviews, reflecting a growing discontent among the gaming community.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A company without direction<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A recent survey revealed serious internal problems at the development studio. The research, published by Insider Gaming, points to accusations of unpaid wages, mismanagement, and a troubling lack of direction. <strong>Employees have reported prolonged delays in the payment of their salaries, in some cases for months, which has severely affected morale within the team<\/strong>. The organizational structure of GFA Games has been called into question, and the lack of a clear vision has led to constant restarts and redesigns of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pioner - Official Early Access Release Date Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L26Dfx4XzmY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the investigation indicates that GFA Games&#8217; accounts in Russia were frozen due to an unpaid debt amounting to 13 million rubles, complicating the company&#8217;s financial situation. <strong>Despite these challenges, the study has maintained an optimistic stance, assuring that they continue to work on new content and technical improvements<\/strong>. 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