A few days ago, players noticed that Evil Dead: The Game, one of the former free PlayStation Plus games, had disappeared from the PlayStation Store without warning. This is cause for concern for those who added it to their library. But rest assured, we have good news.
A game that is removed from PlayStation Plus but...
Even though the game is being removed from digital stores, Saber Interactive wanted to reassure the community: the servers will remain online and all those who already own the game will be able to continue playing it. In other words, if you picked up Evil Dead via PlayStation Plus in February 2023, you don't lose anything.
And that's pretty rare. Many online multiplayer games close abruptly, without leaving players with any solution. This isn't the case here. For the past few days, Evil Dead: The Game has been unavailable on several platforms: Steam, Epic Games Store, and even the PS Store. Only the Microsoft Store still offers it for now, at a reduced price. The studio hasn't given a specific reason for this withdrawal, but we imagine that rights issues related to the Evil Dead license are at issue. In any case, it's a page that turns for this game launching in 2022.
An asymmetrical multiplayer with a horrific atmosphere
As a reminder, Evil Dead: The Game is an asymmetrical multiplayer game, in the vein of Dead by Daylight or Friday the 13th. You play as Ash Williams or other iconic characters from the saga to face demons in four-on-one games. A good multiplayer game from PlayStation Plus... The reception was decent, without being a huge success. The game received an average score of around 72 on Metacritic. On Gameblog, it was given a score of 7/10.
This kind of story is becoming almost classic. Licensed multiplayer games are often victims of their business model. Once sales are down and the rights expire, publishers prefer to withdraw the game from sale. But this time, Saber made a small, appreciated gesture: keeping the servers running.
Source: Saber Interactive
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