Amazon Games has canned its failed battle royale King of Meat, following its dismal Steam efficiency that solely ever noticed a number of hundred individuals enjoying.
Though the sport solely launched in October — that is simply 4 months in the past — developer Glowmade has confirmed the sport can be formally sunsetted on April 9, 2026, after which period it’ll not be playable. All gamers are invited to use for a refund by way of the shop of the platform they purchased it on (Steam, PlayStation Retailer, and many others.), together with any premium foreign money — known as Stamps on this case — bought, too.
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Amazon had reportedly aimed for a participant depend within the lots of of 1000’s for King of Meat, which it spent large on selling by way of The Sport Awards and a collaboration with YouTube star MrBeast.
“Regardless of the creativity and innovation Glowmade dropped at King of Meat, the sport has sadly not discovered the viewers we hoped for,” the crew wrote. “Because of this, we’ve made the troublesome choice to conclude our funding within the sport, and King of Meat’s servers will shut on April 9, 2026. Gamers will be capable of entry and play all present content material till then, so we encourage you to take pleasure in your remaining time within the sport along with your fellow Contenders.
“We wish to sincerely thank each participant who supported King of Meat and the fantastic neighborhood that shaped round it. Your enthusiasm, creativeness, and suggestions have meant the world to us and to the crew at Glowmade. We’re grateful for Glowmade’ s partnership and keenness all through this journey and want them continued success sooner or later.”
Maybe unsurprisingly, the crew harassed that, from this level on, there aren’t any additional content material updates, stability adjustments, or bug fixes deliberate for King of Meat throughout this sundown interval, and the sport — and the foreign money for it — can not be bought.
It follows the equally brutal motion of Riot Games final week when, lower than a month after the launch of its free-to-play 2v2 tag-team combating sport, 2XKO, Riot introduced it was scaling again its growth crew. Admitting the information was “troublesome to share,” producer Tom Cannon mentioned that regardless of securing a “passionate core viewers,” the brand new sport “hasn’t reached the extent wanted to assist a crew of this measurement long run.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with some of the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.