Overlook The Strolling Useless; now it’s The Taking part in Useless, as The Strolling Useless: Betrayal is being pulled from Steam and providing a refund.

The sport’s being pulled after Skybound Video games and Different Ocean Interactive had been “not capable of finding a path to construct the spirited neighborhood of backstabbers we initially envisioned,” the builders mentioned in a weblog shared to the sport’s Steam web page.

The sport, which has been out there in Early Entry since September, by no means acquired a full launch. It’s the second stumble for the in any other case standard Strolling Useless franchise this yr. The Strolling Useless: Destinies, which was launched earlier in December, was the topic of minor controversy surrounding its graphics.

What was The Strolling Useless: Betrayal?

Introduced at San Diego Comedian-Con 2023, The Strolling Useless Betrayal was a social deduction sport that blended parts of The Strolling Useless and Amongst Us.

Gamers would work collectively in groups of Survivors to flee hordes of walkers. Nevertheless, the social factor got here into play by way of “Traitors,” Survivors whose purpose is to sabotage the workforce for their very own success.

As of the announcement of its closure, the sport sits at a “combined” score on Steam, throughout a meager 111 critiques. Many critiques regard the sport as high quality, although a number of lament the waning participant base. Others draw consideration to the similarities to Different Ocean’s earlier sport, Mission Winter, which had an analogous gameplay loop.

The way to get a refund for The Strolling Useless: Betrayal

For gamers who bought the sport via Steam, getting a refund for The Strolling Useless: Betrayal is so simple as requesting one via Steam.

Customers who bought the sport via a retailer might want to contact that retailer. Extra info is accessible on the sport’s retailer web page.