A Kickstarter update for ROAM explains that the "legal things" they recently stated the game is dealing with are nearly resolved: "The legal matter we addressed in the last update is very close to being resolved and has in no way damaged the future of ROAM. All of the Kickstarter raised money has been used in the creation of ROAM and ROAM alone. Funds were never used at all in the relation to the legal matter." They say this involved removing a member from the team and all of that person's contributions, saying they have already replaced this work already and have put the matter in the past. They conclude saying they are still confident they will release a playable demo in January 2014.