Godus and Godus Wars developer 22cans has withdrawn each video games from Steam, ending a sorry saga for Peter Molyneux’s controversial undertaking.
22cans launched god sport Godus on Steam in early entry type 10 years in the past and was quickly hit with a backlash over damaged guarantees and an absence of updates. Godus has since gone down as one of the crucial disastrous crowdfunded video games of all time, with Populous creator and Lionhead co-founder Molyneux retreating to background coding after receiving criticism from followers.
Now, a decade after launch and almost eight years since its final replace, Godus exits Steam with a ‘largely unfavorable’ person assessment ranking and having by no means left Early Access.
“22cans want to share vital information relating to our video games, Godus and Godus Wars,” reads a statement. “Regrettably, on account of an upcoming technical change to Amazon Internet Companies, affecting our capability to serve mandatory sport information to new customers, these titles are to be withdrawn from the Steam retailer. Please be assured that current gamers can proceed to take pleasure in these video games with out interruption.
“We sincerely admire the unbelievable assist from our gamers over the previous decade and lengthen our heartfelt because of you all.”
As you’d anticipate, Steam customers are taking this announcement as a possibility to have their say on Godus in latest evaluations, with the collective sentiment considered one of abandonment.
As for what’s subsequent, Molyneux has said he’s engaged on a fantasy role-playing sport set in Albion, which simply so occurs to be the identify of the fantasy Britain through which the defunct Lionhead’s Fable was set.
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