Deceive Inc. is a multiplayer action game that launched in March 2023 across PC and consoles. The game's original studio, Sweet Bandits, has since closed, but rather than let the title disappear entirely, the former developers have committed to rebuilding its backend infrastructure to support community-hosted servers. This move allows players to continue accessing and hosting their own instances of Deceive Inc. indefinitely, preserving the game against the fate of many shuttered live-service titles. The team's decision reflects a recognition that the game retained value for its audience and deserved better than complete removal from availability.
In a world where live games are taken offline and made completely inaccessible to those who formerly enjoyed them or even paid for their services, the folks who formerly worked at the now defunct Sweet Bandits are offering up an announcement that is simply admirable. In a Steam b…
via PC Gamer
Deceive Inc. was great, and now it'll live on.