"Evil Dead: Game Removed from Stores 3 Years Post-Launch, Servers Stay Online"

Evil Dead: The Game, the asymmetric multiplayer title inspired by the iconic action horror franchise, is no longer available for purchase following its removal from digital storefronts by its publisher. Launched in 2022 across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms, the game received an 8/10 from IGN, with our review highlighting it as "an asymmetric multiplayer game of cat and mouse that’s compelling and exhilarating, despite being rough around the edges - much like the horror/comedies that inspired it."

Despite the launch of a Game of the Year Edition a year later, the game struggled to maintain player engagement. The planned Nintendo Switch version was canceled in September 2023, and content development ceased at the same time.

Now, three years after its initial release, Evil Dead: The Game has been delisted for new purchases, although its servers will remain operational, allowing existing owners to continue playing.

In a statement on the game's Steam page, developer and publisher Saber Interactive confirmed the delisting:

We can confirm we've begun the process of removing the game from digital storefronts. Anyone who has purchased the game will still be able to play it as we plan to keep our servers online for everyone.

We want to extend a sincere thank you to our community, to those who have been part of the game from the very beginning, and those who have recently joined us. We appreciate all of your support.

The decision to pull the game has been met with disappointment from the community, as reflected in numerous negative reviews on the game's Steam page, where users lament that the game is now effectively dead. Despite this, the game maintains a 'mixed' user review rating on Steam.

A recent positive review from a player with over 380 hours in-game encapsulates the sentiment: "The end is nigh. It was fun while it lasted, lads. I mean that."

Saber Interactive, the team behind last year's successful Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, continues to work on several licensed movie games. Their upcoming projects include John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Jurassic Park Survival, and an untitled Avatar: The Last Airbender game, along with Turok: Origins and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3.