Supertrick Games and GungHo Online Entertainment are bringing their free-to-play multiplayer survival action game back to the drawing board.

While there are still more than six months to go until the supposed temporary hiatus, it’s still thought-provoking to see how long it’s been since the launch. The game was released on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on September 28 and PC for Steam on October 5, so the lack of interest after a quarter of a year is problematic. The game’s currency, Death Metal, will no longer be available to buy from February 7, but you can spend what you already have until the suspension on July 19. The second season is on schedule, but new content for the third season will be only partially released.

Here’s a statement from Supertrick Games: “Thank you so much for your constant support of Deathverse: Let It Die. We are incredibly grateful to everyone who enjoys and enriches the game and its community. We have undoubtedly experienced some challenges since the launch of our game, particularly concerning in-game matchmaking and lag. We sincerely apologize for these issues that may have caused an inconvenience to our players. While we have tried various solutions to some degree of success, we have not been able to resolve the underlying problems. As a result, the development and operations teams have decided to temporarily suspend the game’s services while we redevelop Deathverse: Let It Die.

This was a difficult decision for us to make. However, we believe that re-releasing the game with significant improvements will allow it to be enjoyed by a wider audience and our current players. Considering how much time goes into developing a game–and that there’s a finite number of games one can make in a lifetime—it’s impossible to say at this stage whether this is the right choice. But we love this game and are proud to have developed it together as a team. Therefore, we believe this is the best possible decision at this time. We will be doing our utmost to prepare for the re-release so that our current community can enjoy the game alongside many more new players in the future. We greatly appreciate your understanding and support,” the studio wrote.

We’d like to point out that they got here in three months. That’s shocking!

Source: Gematsu