Summary
SixXboxgames are being delisted soon, publisher Ratalaika Games has announced. The soon-to-be-removed titles will be pulled from theXbox/Microsoft Store in stages.
Ratalaika is a Spanish publisher specializing in 2D games. Many of its titles are known to achievement hunters forbeing relatively easy to 100%.
The company is now planning to delist six of its Xbox games,TrueAchievementsreports.DaggerhoodandGravity Duckare both part of this group, together withInfestorandLeague of Evil.Sci-fi roguelikeOuter Terroris also on the chopping block, as is fantasy RPGRoyal Frontier. The first removal will be ofOuter Terror, which is scheduled to leave the Microsoft Store at the tail end of March 2025. The rest of these titles are planned to be delisted sometime in April 2025, and may not be pulled all at once.
Ratalaika’s Xbox Games Getting Delisted Soon
Ratalaika cited studio closures as the chief reason for the upcoming delistings. Specifically,Outer Terrordeveloper VoxPop Games is shutting down, as is Woblyware, the studio that made the rest of the soon-to-be-delisted titles. Woblyware is a Finnish company that has worked with Ratalaika on several other occasions, with their collaborations also yieldingside-scrolling action RPGDevious Dungeonand platformerRandom Heroes: Gold Edition. However, neither of these titles is planned to be delisted as a result of Wobyware’s closure because Ratalaika managed to acquire their IP rights, which will keep them on digital storefronts for the foreseeable future.
As for the soon-to-be-departing games,Daggerhood,Gravity Duck,Infestor, andLeague of Evilare all 2D platformers that are estimated to take between 30 minutes and four hours to complete. Each one is priced at $4.99.Outer Terroris the most expensive title from this batch, as it regularly retails for $9.99. The game itself is a sci-fi shooter with procedurally generated levels that tasks players with fighting off waves of weird aliens. The roguelike was envisioned as a tribute to the ’80s and ’90s horror comic books, as well as B-movies. Lastly,Royal Frontieris a $6.99 2D RPG about defending a settler wagon in a hostile fantasy land. LikeOuter Terror, it’s estimated to take around six hours to 100%.
As is usually the case withXbox Store delistings, the removal of these Ratalaika-published titles won’t prevent existing owners from downloading and playing them whenever they want, but merely make future purchases impossible. The games are also expected to be delisted from the PlayStation Store, Nintendo eShop, and Steam.
