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What’s the plan for Stadia exclusive games? Here’s what we know so far

Google Stadia shuttered its first-party studios barely a year after it debuted, meaning no first-party exclusive games were ever announced, much less released. But there were several games that were released only on Stadia, and we don’t yet know what the future holds for these exclusives. Here’s what we know so far.

Stadia exclusives – What’s being lost, and what we know about the future

Related: Google Stadia is shutting down in January, all purchases will be refunded

Gylt

Released as one of Stadia’s first games, and its first true exclusive, Gylt is a horror title developed by Tequila Works. It’s been well-received on the whole but has never had plans to be released anywhere but Stadia.

That is, until now. Gylt has been confirmed to launch other platforms in 2023, though there’s no word on what stores or consoles it might be released on just yet.

Outcasters

One of our favorite games released on Stadia was the exclusive title Outcasters. Developed by Splash Damage, the multiplayer battle royale game had unique gameplay and fun controls but faded away pretty quickly. Earlier this year, the game was put into maintenance mode and became a free-to-play title.

Unfortunately, though, Outcasters will die with Stadia. Splash Damage confirmed that the title won’t be ported out to other platforms, which means the game will shut down entirely when Stadia closes on January 18.

Hello Engineer

An installment in the Hello Neighbor series, Hello Engineer was a co-op building and puzzle game launched on Stadia last year.

Hello Engineer will expand past Google Stadia, though, with a launch on PC through Steam sometime in 2023.

PixelJunk Raiders

Launched to showcase Stadia’s promised State Share functionality, PixelJunk Raiders was a single-player roguelite title. The game’s developers appear to be looking into publishing partners to bring the game to other platforms, but there are no firm plans as of December 2022.

Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle

Developed by Bandi-Namco, Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle is a massively multiplayer title that sees players go up against each other to see the last player standing. The game launched with decent feedback, but never saw much success given its Stadia exclusivity and the reluctance of players to try the game on Google’s platform.

There’s no word yet on if this game will launch on other platforms.

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Update 12/22: Included new information on releases for Gylt, Hello Engineer, and the unfortunate choice to abandon Outcasters.

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