Battle Royale meets survival PvE shooter Scavengers is shutting down on December 16, 2022, only a yr and 7 months after (opens in new tab) launching. It was launched as an early entry recreation on each Steam and the Epic retailer, and was fairly well-received on the time, however did not discover a persistent viewers within the time since.
It is a bitter finish for the few who’ve discovered a devoted recreation in Scavengers, or those that’ve spent cash on microtransactions in it, because the final they actually heard from the sport house owners was in March. A put up titled Farewell, Cascade Springs made the announcement on Scavengers’ web site. (opens in new tab)
It actually did not assist that the Scavengers developer Midwinter was offered by proprietor Unbelievable Worlds (opens in new tab) in Might of this yr. Unbelievable Worlds made the choice to pivot to the Metaverse, and offered Midwinter to Useless by Daylight’s writer. Unbelievable has been round for some time however Scavengers was actually its solely huge launch, and this leaves them with not a lot occurring . If they really are betting on the Metaverse, that might be the final you hear of Unbelievable Worlds Restricted right here at PC Gamer. (opens in new tab)
Scavengers described itself as a “strategic survival battleground” involving three-person squads who “compete to outlive and dominate in a hybrid of sandbox-style PVE and class-based PVP.” With a roster of pre-made characters, it was one thing like a category shooter with the PvPvE Battle Royale bolted on high. It was just about bland gaming consolation meals and solely those that approached it that manner appeared to love it. (Sorry, Wealthy.) (opens in new tab)
Scavengers was obtainable on the Epic Retailer (opens in new tab) and on Steam. (opens in new tab) It is nonetheless on the Epic Retailer as of publishing, but it surely’s not capable of be downloaded on Steam.
