John Wick Hex is being faraway from Steam (and all different platforms) this week, in accordance with a press release launched by the sport’s writer, Huge Fan Video games.
“John Wick Hex can be faraway from sale on all platforms starting July seventeenth, 2025,” the assertion shared on the sport’s Steam web page reads. “After July seventeenth, 2025, present homeowners of John Wick Hex will nonetheless be capable of entry the sport through their digital libraries (PC/Console) and/or bodily copies (Console), nevertheless new purchases of John Wick Hex is not going to be doable, no matter platform or storefront.”
Developed by Bithell Video games and launched in 2020, John Wick Hex is a cel-shaded tactical technique recreation wherein gamers tackle the position of the king of revenge himself. The sport performs a bit like a board recreation, and its fight is time-based, not turn-based, so along with managing well being and ammo, gamers should additionally handle probably the most priceless useful resource of all: time. Every motion eats up a few of that point, from a fraction of a second to reload, to a number of seconds to bandage up wounds. Run out of time, and also you fail the mission.
Huge Fan Video games’ assertion didn’t element the explanation for the sport’s impending removing, however given the truth that the writer is especially recognized for publishing licensed video games, it’s doable the writer’s license to make use of the John Wick IP has expired and never been renewed. John Wick Hex is at the moment the one official John Wick recreation available on the market.
Polygon has reached out to Bithell Video games for remark and can replace when the corporate responds.