Friday the 13th: The Game appears to be nearing the end of the road. Originally releasing in 2017, the game was an instant hit with horror fans, praised for the way it faithfully adapted the Friday the 13th universe into video game form. Citing the infamous lawsuit over the rights to the franchise, publisher Gun Media broke the news in 2018 that no new content or DLC would ever be added to the title, but servers would stay online for players to enjoy the game for the foreseeable future.
Now, as we near the end of 2020, the game has been given another big blow. In a post on the game’s official forum page, Gun Media states that a new patch going live in November 2020 will serve as the final patch for the game. Additionally, the dedicated servers that have been hosting games will also be taken down as part of the final update. The good news is that the game will remain playable via peer-to-peer matchmaking, but we’re now back to having games ending prematurely if the host of the lobby disconnects at any time.
From the forum post:
Dedicated Servers for Friday the 13th: The Game will be decommissioned in the upcoming patch, set to roll out this month, November 2020. What this means is that the game will revert back to peer to peer matchmaking for Quick Play lobbies. The Database Servers, however, will stay active and continue to house all player progression and unlocks, so users can continue to play Friday the 13th: The Game via peer to peer Quick Play and Private Matches.
The patch that will go live in November will also be the final patch for Friday the 13th: The Game. The team has been hard at work completing fixes for a long list of player issues to include in that final patch, and the community can expect finalized patch notes to be released in the week prior to the patch going live.
Of course, the single player mode and the virtual cabin will always be there on the game for fans to explore. However, it still seems that the sand in the hourglass is still rapidly draining, and it’s a matter of time before even the peer-to-peer matchmaking will go offline. For those of us who were there for the game since the very beginning and fond memories playing it with friends, it’s pretty sad to see the title evolve to this state, even if it was inevitable.
Maybe, just maybe, we’ll one day get a Friday the 13th: The Game: Part 2 once all this legal drama over the rights is finally past us. For now, get some more of those Friday the 13th games in while you can.
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