New reports indicate that Todd Papy, director of the sci-fi simulation game Star Citizen, has left his position on the Cloud Imperium Games development team suddenly and without statements from Papy or the development team.

The game has been in development for 9 years, after it received the largest support from players in the history of the Kickstarter platform and the largest in the history of the industry. The support exceeded $485 million, according to the latest updates in the year 2022.