10 Popular Video Games You Can't Play Anymore
4. Knockout City
In another case of “the official servers are dead, long live fan servers”, Knockout City might have been technically shut down in the middle of last year due to dated systems requiring expensive reworking and low player retention, but it’s not all bad news.
The 2021 dodgeball-themed multiplayer offering from Velan Studios lived a fairly short existence prior to its June 2023 server shut down. Even factoring in that the game went free-to-play in the middle of 2022.
The self-described “dodgebrawl” game was available for free on EA Play and Xbox Game Pass. It attracted 2 million players in its launch week and won fans for its uniqueness, style, balance between embracing newcomers and rewarding mastery, and consistent content updates. The devs kindly released software that let players host their own servers so the game is still alive, though the updates and range of skill levels among players are certainly missed.