Evil Dead: The Game Delisted from Digital Stores, Reigniting Concerns Over Game Preservation

Evil Dead: The Game, a multiplayer game released in 2023, is being removed from all digital storefronts just two years after its release. The game's online servers will stay up and running for a while longer, but its removal from digital platforms highlights a growing concern among gamers and preservationists: the fragility of digital-only media in the gaming industry.

Evil Dead: The Game, made by Saber Interactive and published by Boss Team Games, combined well-known characters from the popular horror series into a survival game that could be played with other people or against them. Fans were excited about the game when it first came out, but soon, it will no longer be possible to buy it digitally. Physical copies will be the only legal way to get the title.

Luckily, Evil Dead: The Game was made in physical form, and you can still get it, at least for now. As with many titles that are about to be taken off the market, prices on the secondary market may soon go through the roof. At the time this was written, you could still get the game for as little as $10 to $15, but as supplies run out, prices will likely go up.

This situation once more shows how important physical media is, not just for collectors of old things but also for keeping things safe and giving people access to them in the future. If Evil Dead: The Game had only been available digitally, people who hadn't already bought it would have lost it forever if it had been taken off store shelves.

This is by no means an isolated event. Many games, especially live-service or licensed games, have been taken off the market in the past few years, making it illegal for players to buy them. These changes make us think about digital ownership, how long modern games will last, and how the gaming industry will keep its history safe.

Evil Dead: The Game may not be as well-known as some other genre-defining games, but its demise is a sign of a bigger problem. It reminds us that video games, like movies and books, are important parts of our culture that should be kept alive. And in a time when digital distribution, licensing deals, and online dependencies are the norm, physical media is becoming the last line of defense against total loss.

Right now is the time for people who want to play Evil Dead: The Game. While hard copies are still on shelves, they might not be back once they're gone.