"Cosmic Tarkov" didn't become a hit - Wildgate PvPvE shooter developers suspended active development

Wildgate developers failed to gather a large enough audience.

Last summer, Wildgate was released. It is a multiplayer first-person PvPvE shooter with tactical spaceship battles. At launch, the project's peak online exceeded 7 thousand players, but the developers could not retain the audience.

Recently, Moonshot Games studio announced that it is suspending active development of the game. Update 1.5.4 will be the last major update for Wildgate "for a while":

Thanks to player feedback, we've added many changes and improvements since release: a free trial, a new prospector, new PvE modes, free promotions on the Epic Games Store, Game Pass participation, and much more. Despite all our efforts to attract more players, Wildgate has not been able to gather a large enough audience to support further active development.

The developers clarified that Wildgate is not going anywhere and will not be removed from sale:

The game will continue to receive periodic updates: bug fixes, balance adjustments, and small events, activities, or rewards, mainly based on existing content. New players will still be able to purchase Wildgate on all platforms (Steam, EGS, Xbox, and PlayStation), and we plan to participate in as many sales and discounts as possible.

This weekend, Wildgate's peak online did not reach 50 players on Steam.