It was part of EA Originals, EA's initiative to support independent games. The program allowed Hazelight to retain full creative control while receiving most of the game's profit after development cost was recouped. EA gave the team a budget of $3.7 million.[3] The game was released in March 2018 and it received generally positive reviews and sold 1 million copies within 2 weeks.[4] The studio partnered with EA again for their next title, It Takes Two, a co-op platform game released in March 2021.[5] The game won several awards during The Game Awards, including best family game, best multiplayer game, and Game of the Year.