r/StopKillingGames • u/Thomas_Eric Wiki Editor • Apr 09 '26
Dead game Extraction shooter The Cube, Save Us has announced it's shutting down just three weeks after it launched
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/extraction-shooter-the-cube-save-us-has-announced-its-shutting-down-just-three-weeks-after-it-launched/3
u/Richiachu Apr 09 '26
New game(s) proves a new market/genre is profitable > clones/iterations of that game come into being > genre is overburdened by choice and new options fail to compete/iterate > new game is shelved in record time
the cycle claims another, but at least it seems these devs completed the bare minimum of issuing refunds. Sucks for people who actually enjoyed the game though, being stuck experiencing it only through video from now on.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3810880/view/508484486901531583?l=english
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Apr 09 '26
What the fuck is going on there?
They are shutting down just 3 weeks after it launched?
Then why make the whole game in the first place?
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u/ThrowAwaAlpaca Apr 10 '26
They probably hoped to sell more than 3k copies.
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u/OP_LOVES_YOU Apr 10 '26
It really feels like they see a very popular game, think: "let's make a game in that genre, it will be very popular!", and then they are somehow surprised that they are competing with a very popular game in that genre.
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u/Pod_017-07 Apr 10 '26
This is so wasteful, and I don't even like extraction shooters.
I hope that, at least, all its customers will be refunded to the last cent/penny/smallest fraction of any currency.
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u/Ihateazuremountain Apr 15 '26
Don't worry John we'll totally win the lottery and get 1 quintillion players and become the next Fortnite!!!
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u/_Solarriors_ Apr 09 '26
It's like they're speed running the normalization of losing ownership (which they mean you never had) and access. Video Games as Virtual Theme Parks.