14/08/2022
Hello, I am CJ, I am Squid’s (Rob’s) partner. I have an announcement, and quite honestly it’s one of the hardest announcements I think I will ever have to make. Rob passed away a fortnight ago as a result of complications from cancer after a prolonged and arduous stay in hospital. I would have liked to have made the announcement sooner, but I simply wasn’t composed enough to sit down and write something meaningful until now.
This unfortunate event however, means that this page will soon close, as Rob’s main page will be memorialised around a week to two weeks from now. I know that this news is shocking and I wanted to give you all a warning so that you can leave any messages you feel you need to, and friend anyone in the community that you’d like to keep touch with.
By now you will have noticed that both Waves and Waves 2 are free to play across all platforms. This was something Rob was considering anyway within the past two months as their health entered into more substantial difficulties, so I hope this can be seen as a parting gift to all those out there that haven’t yet played either of these games.
Rob was very passionate about their work, and ever so dedicated, over the years we were together they were always dreaming big and trying so hard to create the best game they could possibly make. This did mean that sometimes Rob would shoot for the moon and miss, and it does mean that unfortunately, Waves 2 will definitely remain incomplete. But that doesn’t take away from my awe and the pride I always had in Rob to see someone so dedicated to their craft. It was a joy to support Rob, through that initial kickstarter, and the years of indie development that followed. I know they would have liked to have completed that final project, but as covid encroached, the need to have a more stable income was looming and between these factors and Rob’s struggles with their health, they never got the time to cap off this particular branch of their legacy.
But what Rob did achieve was inspirational and amazing to me; to have done all that solo development work, to be continually challenging themselves and polishing their games as they went…it was a joy to witness, and something that I always supported wholeheartedly.
So I hope all of you out there, whoever you are and however Rob’s games have reached you, that you can at the very least hold a special place for the Waves games, and that they continue to bring you many more hours of chill, challenge, and possibly even frustration, but most of all I hope that you can continue to feel the passion and love that Rob poured into these games long after the pain of their passing begins to fade.
Thank you all so, so much,
CJ xXx
