Friday the 13th: The Game’s licencing issues catch up as it gets delisted this year

Friday the 13th: The Game developer interactive gun has announced that asymmetrical multiplayer horror will be delisted by the end of the year.

It seems that even though Jason looks unkillable, even he can’t stand the copyright issues, as Friday the 13th: The Game will be delisted on December 31st, later this year. Developer Gun shared a statement earlier this week announcing the news, and unsurprisingly, the reason is actually not because of sales, but license expiration. “The moment has come. Our license for Friday the 13th will expire on December 31, 2023,” the statement read. “On that date, Friday the 13th: The Game will no longer be available for sale, both physically and digitally.”

For those still playing the game, all hope isn’t entirely lost, not yet anyway, as you’ll still be able to play until December 31, 2024, provided you already own it. “At this time, we have made the decision to lower the price to $4.99 for the base game and $0.99 for each piece of DLC content. We will continue to offer the title and content at that fair price until it is removed from digital storefronts. /physical on December 31, 2023”.

While Friday the 13th: The Game had some success after its release in 2017, no new content has been created for the game since 2018, due to a lawsuit over who owns the Friday the 13th license. Obviously, that put the Friday the 13th game in a sticky spot, and it’s resulted in the situation it’s in now.

It’s a sad end to a game that fans of the series loved, though it’s not the end of Gun Interactive working on a game based on a classic horror IP, as their next title is based on The Texas Chain Saw. Massacre, which is coming out this year.