Let It Die battle royale Deathverse going offline temporarily

A few months later, the official launch It is Deathverse. Let It Die, the melee-focused battle royale spinoff of Grasshopper Manufacture’s It is time for it to die, the developers announced they’re taking it offline. That “suspension of service” will happen in July, but the folks behind the free-to-play Deathverse say they’re not giving up on it — they plan to “redevelop” the game and re-release it “with significant improvements.”

On the game’s official website, developer Supertrick Games and publisher GungHo Online Entertainment told players:

We have had some difficulties since our launch, especially with regard to matchmaking in the game and lag. We are deeply sorry for any inconvenience caused by these problems to our players. Although we tried several solutions, with limited success, the problem underlying it has not been solved. As a result, the development and operations teams have made the decision to temporarily suspend the game’s services while we redevelop It is Deathverse. Let It Die.

It is Deathverse. Let It DieOn July 18, the game will be taken offline. On February 7, Death Metal will be no longer sold by the developer.

Supertrick, GungHo and others did not provide a timetable. Deathverse might return from its redevelopment slumber, but pledged that improvements to the game “will allow it to be enjoyed by a wider audience as well as our current players.”

They added, “We will be doing our utamost to prepare for the re-release so that our current community can enjoy the game alongside many more new players in the future.”

It is Deathverse. Let It DieAfter a long delay, and beta testing, the game was officially released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 last fall. Mixed reviews were received on Steam for the game, including lengthy queue times, limited content and lackluster polish.

Few live-service games have ever gone offline only to then return with any degree of success. Amazon Games attempted with CrucibleThe game was reverted from an official full-release to closed beta. However, Ubisoft ultimately cancelled it. Ubisoft attempted to also rehabilitate their futuristic battle royale Hyper ScapeThe game was canceled last April.