"Friday the 13th: The Game" is like a monster from a horror movie: for years, no matter what was done to it, it never died. But today, publisher Gun Media announced that the end is finally in sight: the company's license will expire on December 31, at which point sales will cease.

"However, those who already own the game will continue to function at least until December 31, 2024," Gun Media said.

"At this time, we have decided to reduce the price of the base game to $4.00 and the price of each DLC content to $0.99. We will continue to offer our titles and content at this price point until they are removed from digital/physical storefronts on December 31, 2023."

It has not been a smooth road for "Friday the 13th." Like a psychic killer who has been shot, axed, set on fire, and just plain attacked, the game has suffered numerous problems over its surprisingly long life; it made quite a favorable impression when it debuted in 2017, but surprise, surprise! The full release was plagued by persistent server issues, and it was feared that developer Illfonic had abandoned the project altogether in favor of something new.

The problems were compounded the following year, when content development was halted due to a legal dispute over the ownership of "Friday the 13th." Shortly thereafter, further development was halted altogether, and the dedicated server function was discontinued in 2020. In the meantime, however, the game continued and people kept playing: according to Steam Charts, the game had 675 concurrent players at its peak in May, not a lot, but much more than "Redfall," for example.

There is also pure disappointment in the Twitter replies:

It always sucks when a game ends, but seven years is not bad. Besides, a year and a half is a long time, maybe long enough for modders to find some kind of workaround.

For what it's worth, the slow death of Friday the 13th does not spell the end of licensed multiplayer survivor horror action: Gun Media is currently working on a very promising "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" game which is expected to be released later this year.