{"id":1188705,"date":"2026-02-16T21:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=567151"},"modified":"2026-02-16T21:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:01:29","slug":"evil-dead-the-game-pulled-from-digital-storefronts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/evil-dead-the-game-pulled-from-digital-storefronts\/","title":{"rendered":"Evil Dead: The Game pulled from digital storefronts"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/evil-dead-the-game-pulled-from-digital-storefronts.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Saber Interactive confirmed Wednesday that it\u2019s pulling <em>Evil Dead: The Game<\/em> from Steam and other digital storefronts, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1493750\/Evil_Dead_The_Game\/\">it said in a post on its Steam page<\/a>. \u201cWe can confirm we&#8217;ve begun the process of removing the game from digital storefronts,\u201d developer Saber Interactive wrote. \u201cAnyone who has purchased the game will still be able to play it as we plan to keep our servers online for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Evil Dead: The Game<\/em> was released in 2022. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23101393\/evil-dead-game-impressions-release-early-review-ash\">combined elements of survival horror like <em>Dead by Daylight<\/em> with action horror games like <em>Left 4 Dead<\/em><\/a>. <em>Evil Dead: The Game<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/evil-dead-sold-over-half-a-million-copies-in-five-days\/\">reportedly sold more than 500,000 copies in the first five days<\/a> after launch. It was originally released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC via the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. It was released on Steam in 2023, where it reached a peak of 586 players, <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1493750\/charts\/\">according to SteamDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The game was intended to be released on Nintendo Switch, but that version <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EvilDeadTheGame\/status\/1704239249761906859?\">was officially announced as canceled in September 2023<\/a>. Saber Interactive also announced at that time that it was not going to develop any new content for the game. \u201cWe will keep the servers up for the foreseeable future and address any major issues that arise,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Keeping the servers on is still seemingly the case for <em>Evil Dead: The Game<\/em>, despite it being delisted from digital storefronts. Players noticed earlier this week that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/evil-dead-the-game-has-been-mysteriously-delisted-from-several-storefronts\/1100-6531206\/\">it had already been pulled from both Epic Games\u2019 and Sony\u2019s digital stores<\/a>. The company did not provide any reasoning for the game\u2019s removal. Video games have been being delisted from digital storefronts at a seemingly increasing rate, but reasons vary. <em>Spec Ops: The Line<\/em>, for instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24056224\/2k-spec-ops-the-line-digital-storefront-removal\">was removed due to licensing issues<\/a> in 2024, according to 2K Games. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24140123\/what-happens-game-gets-delisted-spec-ops-the-line-adult-swim\">Several Adult Swim games were removed from sale<\/a> for \u201clogistical and resource constraints.\u201d Sometimes, games remain playable if servers remain online, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/555469\/ubisoft-holds-firm-in-the-crew-lawsuit-you-dont-own-your-video-games\">but other times<\/a>, like with Ubisoft\u2019s <em>The Crew<\/em>, players lose access to the title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Polygon has reached out to Saber Interactive for more information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/567151\/evil-dead-the-game-removed-from-digital-storefronts-steam\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saber Interactive confirmed Wednesday that it\u2019s pulling Evil Dead: The Game from Steam and other digital storefronts, it said in a post on its Steam page. \u201cWe can confirm we&#8217;ve begun the process of removing the game from digital storefronts,\u201d developer Saber Interactive wrote. \u201cAnyone who has purchased the game will still be able to play it as we plan to keep our servers online for everyone.\u201d Evil Dead: The Game was released in 2022. It combined elements of survival horror like Dead by Daylight with action horror games like Left 4 Dead. Evil Dead: The Game reportedly sold more than 500,000 copies in the first five days after launch. 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