It would seem the life expectancy of online co-op games is pretty volatile these days. We’ve seen games like Concord fail before even getting off the starting blocks and others, like Marathon getting reworked to the infinite degree before launch. Add to the mix, games like Highguard, which was being tipped as the next big thing, only to see redundancies follow suit, quickly after launch. Alas, Amazon Game Studios has bad news for online players.
Well, unfortunately, we’ve another fallen soldier in the online multiplayer war. According to their own official website, King of Meat is shutting down a mere six months after launch. Gamers will have up until April 9, 2026, to enjoy the colorful online multiplayer dungeon crawler with friends before it’s gone for good.
A 2025 PlayStation 5 Game That Didn’t Find Its Players
Another One Bites The Dust
Sadly, it would seem that this fun little co-op game just couldn’t find the fan base or community support it needed to survive. As of February 23rd, the game is unavailable to purchase, so only players who already own the title can continue to play it up until early April. This makes it clear that no last-ditch efforts to save the game are possible. The player base, or lack there-of, has led to King of Meat only lasting six months. Still better than Concord did though!
Despite the creativity and innovation Glowmade brought to King of Meat, the game has unfortunately not found the audience we hoped for. As a result, we have made the difficult decision to conclude our investment in the game, and King of Meat’s servers will close on April 9, 2026. Players will be able to access and play all existing content until then, so we encourage you to enjoy your remaining time in the game with your fellow Contenders.
On paper, this 4-player co-op horde battler shares similarities to games like Left 4 Dead but failed to garner the same success. It seems like it’s a poor time to be an online game developer as players seem fatigued with the flood of multiplayer shooters and co-op games on offer these days. Also, with most being free to play with in-game purchases making up their profits, trying to launch King of Meat having a price tag attached might not have been the best idea.
If You Purchased, You’re Entitled To A Refund
Although a sad time for King of Meat and the team behind the game, at least for purchasers, the pursuit of a refund will be relatively painless. Refunds will be issued automatically to anyone who purchased the game over the next coming weeks through whatever platform provider the game was purchased on. No need to request a refund or open up a grievance as PlayStation will automatically pay out.
Refunds will be handled directly by the platform where you purchased the game (e.g., Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, etc.). In most cases, the refunds will be processed automatically between February 24 and April 9.
It’s never great to see a game fall short, as the amount of work that goes into making even the smallest title is a Herculean task. Hopefully, this setback won’t affect developer Glowmade too severely, as King of Meat had some bright points with satisfying combat and a decent creation mode. Fingers crossed we get to see more collaborations with Amazon Game Studios and Glowmade soon.