Given this stark realisation, at such a pivotal time in his teenage life, Fang has to make choices about how to spend the rest of his abruptly shortened life. In the visual novel, players will take on the role of Fang, a dinosaur at high school, who learns that the entire world is about to come to an end. Goodbye Volcano High drew wide attention online at the time of its announcement, thanks to its distinctive apocalyptic setting, and its centering of a non-binary character.

It stood out to Kotaku writers straight away - Goodbye Volcano High was described as a narrative-focused 2D game from a small Montreal co-operative called KO_OP.

In between the bigger titles announced at a Sony’s 2020 digital showcase, a small indie game was given a high profile reveal. This anti-LGBT 4chan project has created consternation for both the original developers, and its community. It’s an extraordinary situation where a bigoted and angry response game has come out over a year ahead of the game it was “inspired” by.

Goodbye volcano high cancelled