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So many... I like the details, too. I remember when some of these happened, like when Telltale went out of business (and then upon coming back haven't relisted).
Quite a few just have remastered versions, which I have mixed feelings about. I feel like they should allow both from a preservation perspective, but I also wouldn't want someone downloading the older version out of confusion.
Yeah wow, these explanations are so detailed. Most of them were delisted for server reasons as expected, but there's a surprising amount of variety. My favorite reason was failing to pay the license fees for the engine they used. Not sure what I expected the consequences to be for that, but I didn't realize you could get delisted from Steam.
All that would require is a DMCA takedown request by the license-holder. Don't pay the license fee, you're effectively pirating the engine.
The Long Dark has a version manager where you can choose which version you want to play from the archives. It's pretty great.
Nice when it's official. Best I've seen is a mod that reverts changes.
Just include the original with the remaster and make the naming clear. No accidental purchases.
This brought back some memories. I miss Fractured Space and Hawken, feel like they got taken too early. I just learned reading about it on that site's listing that Fractured Space died because Wargaming bought the dev... Why buy the dev just to kill the game? :(
I still got a Hawken tshirt in my closet I think
By the by, there's also the RSS tracking bot @bsky.app.profile.delistedgames.com@rss-parrot.net for those interested. Also those and others I may find I post to !gamedelistings@thebrainbin.org.
Can you buy these "delisted" games or is it only for if you already bought it before?
If you already bought them you can still install them*.
*there are instances of shitty publishers removing access to games but that is not the norm.
You might be able to activate them if you get a key from somewhere (a boxed copy, key reseller, etc.).
Oh man, a lot of nostalgia in there. And not all of it good ... I'm looking at you ArcheAge.
I don't know who Dextinct is but they're listed as author/publisher on a lot of these games
That's a tag the site (confusingly) uses to denote an extinct game - no official channels to download/play.
Oh, ok. That explains why it's on so many. Thanks!
Was looking for Global Agenda and didn't see it listed or submitted, so I submitted it myself. Very fun jet pack FPSMMO with co-op dungeon crawls.