Court grants restraining order in Ashes of Creation dispute as injunction hearing set for March 9

A Nevada court has granted a temporary restraining order in the ongoing legal fight over Intrepid Studios, the developer behind Ashes of Creation. The order follows a request from TFE, which is seeking access to company records and accounts it says are being withheld after a “private sale of collateral” in January.

According to the motion for a temporary restraining order, TFE argues that Steven Sharif and others have not turned over things like usernames and passwords for tech platforms, along with access tied to bank and credit card accounts and vendor relationships. The filing claims those resources are needed to wind down the business and handle obligations under the WARN Act. A listing on the Clark County Courts website indicates the TRO was granted on February 19, though the specific terms of the order were not included in the source material.

The next big date on the calendar is March 9, when the preliminary injunction hearings are set to begin and the court is expected to dig into the core of TFE’s lawsuit.

Meanwhile, Ashes of Creation itself is still technically up. Public SteamCharts data cited in the source puts the game at 76 players at the time of writing, which lines up with the broader picture of a project stuck in limbo while the legal and payroll issues play out.

The source also points to a YouTube video from creator NefasQS that claims to include interviews with multiple anonymous Intrepid developers. Those developers allege missed payroll, internal confusion around major decisions, and ongoing financial stress for staff, including some reportedly struggling to cover basic living costs. Because the claims are anonymous and not part of the court filings linked above, they’re difficult to independently verify right now.