Arena shooter Reflex pulled from Kickstarter — will reboot as Early Access project

When you fail, dust yourself off and try Steam instead.

That is the plan that developer Turbo Pixel is pursuing with its arena shooter Reflex for PC. Last month, the studio launched a Kickstarter project for the Quake-like Reflex, which asked fans to help contribute a total of $360,000. With that money, Turbo Pixel would have completed development and launched a final product. But with 11 days left and only $81,000 raised, the company is closing its crowdfunding campaign. But smaller studios have multiple means to get gamers to help pay for development. The company has revealed that it will relaunch Reflex on Steam’s Early Access portal, which enables developers to sell unfinished products and get feedback from an audience of curious gamers.