With the ringing in of a brand new year, there was a small contingent of horror-fans lamenting what this momentous occasion brought other than fireworks – that being the shutting down of Friday the 13th: The Game, a surprisingly stellar asymmetric murder-simulator.
I reported on this all the way back on June 9, 2023, following the news that a lawsuit had forced the end of all further sales of the title – with the future looking overtly grim. Things didn’t get any better when the devs dropped the news that the game’s multiplayer would be supported until at least December 31, 2024.
Seeing as we are past that now, you might have guessed what has occurred.
Servers for Friday the 13th The Game shut down at 12am on the 31st.
— Sully 🎄 (@DougSully04) December 30, 2024
Rest in Peace to what could’ve been the best horror game. pic.twitter.com/lFnBobDbwt
Of course the diehard community of people who enjoyed dying, hard, have had an outpouring of memes, memories and all-round positivity for a game that really wasn’t like any other:
the last few seconds of friday the 13th online servers still running 💔 i’m going to miss this game so much, all the memories will never be forgotten. #fridaythe13thgame #fridaythe13th pic.twitter.com/cuTR7d9gdD
— jules (@iitempxx) January 1, 2025
and just like that, my favorite game has ended. RIP.
— TKO (@ArlissLux) January 1, 2025
thanks for helping me escape. #friday13th #friday13thgame #fridaythe13th #fridaythe13thgame pic.twitter.com/B1T5sto25v
Friday the 13th The Game 2017-2024❤️
— JasonPlayz_HTF (@AaronRuiz191903) December 31, 2024
See you later and thanks for all the memories.#FridayThe13thgame pic.twitter.com/scfm2qYQXf
Many would look down their nose and ask why the hell someone would play this janky mess over something far more focused like Dead By Daylight – but realtalk, F13 was less of a game and more of an experience. Like playing an escape room with random people off the street. Who are drunk. It’s just hard to replicate.
Sure, there a bunch of new asymmetric horror games based on classic IPs nowadays, but man – it is a bummer to see the big man fall down for the last time.
Did you get a chance to stalk Camp Crystal Lake one last time? Let us know in the comments or on out social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views. Follow him on YouTube @Bad at Video Games
