Staff from Risk of Rain maker Hopoo Games have been hired by Valve. 

In a post on the developer's Twitter, it revealed that some of its employees were working in game development at the Steam giant. Staff moving include co-founders Duncan Drummond and Paul Morse.

This does mean that production on Hopoo's in-development title, known as Snail, is ending. 

"We're incredibly grateful to Valve for their partnerships in the last decade, and are excited to continue working on their awesome titles," Hopoo wrote. 

"It's been an exciting and transformative 12 years. We feel lucky for the opportunities we've had, and deeply appreciate both our team and fans that have supported us and our games.

"We love making games - and will continue to do so, for years to come. We're excited to be working side-by-side with the talented people at Valve. But for now - sleep tight, Hopoo Games." 

The studio is best known for the Risk of Rain series, which publisher Gearbox acquired from the company in 2022.