MercurySteam Comments On Metroid Dread Development Controversy

Two years after the release of the critically acclaimed Metroid Dread, MercurySteam CEO Enric Alvarez comments on the game’s development and the accusations leveled against the studio. Metroid Dread is the second collaboration between Nintendo and MercurySteam, following the release of Metroid: Samus Returns on the Nintendo 3DS in 2017. Dread was also one of the largest surprises of 2021, being a game that many believed was canceled and would never see the light of day again. Despite the odds, Metroid Dread was released to critical fanfare from reviewers and fans, standing as one of the best-selling games in the franchise. That success was dampened a little bit when MercurySteam was accused of poor working conditions shortly after the game’s release.