This beloved horror game was going to return with a free version, but it was canceled

If recent history has taught us anything, it's that our favorite games can disappear at any time. A group of fans lamented the end of a popular horror title, so they got to work reviving it with an unofficial free version; However, and perhaps unsurprisingly, the project had to close due to legal issues.

We talk about Friday the 13th: The Gameone of the greatest exponents of the asymmetric horror video games. After the closure of its dedicated servers in 2020, it officially stopped being sold on December 31, 2023. Although it can still be played, new players cannot purchase it.

Players regret the end of the multiplayer title IllFonic and Gun Media. A group of fans did not want to sit idly by, so they launched a project that aimed to revive the horror game with a free version.

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Friday the 13th: Resurrected, free fan-made project, canceled

In early April, a dedicated group of fans announced Friday the 13th: Resurrecteda unofficial free version of the beloved horror game of 2017. Those responsible for this project planned to announce the release date and other details on April 15 in a special event on YouTube.

In addition to reviving the original title with dedicated serversthis mod was intended to feature exclusive community-made content, such as new characters and skins. However, all plans collapsed due to the direct intervention of Horror Inc., the owner of the film rights to the franchise.

At the beginning of this week, the team in charge of Friday the 13th: Resurrected shared bad news for fans: the project was canceled due to a lawyer representing Horror Inc. filing a cease and desist letter.

The letter complains to the authors of the free version of the horror video game for “making use of Not authorized of intellectual property rights to develop an imitation game without a license.” Consequently, fans were forced to remove all content related to the IP.

“It's a shame that someone wants to fight a non-profit fan-created project. It was not our intention to 'damage the brand', as Horror Inc. claims (…) Not only the project has ended, but also the franchise itself because it seems that Horror Inc. just wants to leave this incredible series behind and leave her in oblivion“, commented the team responsible for Friday the 13th: Resurrected.

The people in charge of the new version that will never see the light say that they will still work on new projects, although most likely they will not be related to Crystal Lake and Jason Voorhees. In a publication On social networks, they thanked the community for their support and stated that they did their best.

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