All things must die. It is the way of nature and underperforming multiplayer shooters. So it is with DEATHGARDEN, the multiplayer survival shooter/battle royale title from Behaviour Interactive according to an announcement yesterday. According to the letter, DEATHGARDEN was just not drawing in players:
“Witnessing the decreasing player base, we’ve been working on finding solutions: we sought advice, considered many different scenarios, looked at various solutions, but unfortunately, none of them would change the fate of this project. Today, it is with a heavy heart that we’re announcing the end of DEATHGARDEN’s development.”
The shooter will stay online until at least the end of the year so long as matchmaking remains viable and will be free-to-play in the meantime. Fans of the game are also invited to a farewell livestream with the devs this coming Thursday, December 12th, where players can play with the team behind the game.
For those who are unfamiliar, DEATHGARDEN went in to a soft-launched early access state in August of last year, where it was being offered for free for a few days. Our own MJ even took a look at it during that free trial, which we’ve embedded below. Or, of course, you can download the game from Steam yourself if you’re at all curious.
