Lots of people have been telling the same lie for years: That Friday the 13th: The Game is dead. That it can't be played anymore. That no one plays it anymore. All the time people are surprised to see someone still playing this supposedly 'dead' game.
Yes, F13's dedicated servers were shut down in November 2020, that much is true. But you can still play the game via peer to peer matchmaking. One of the players in the lobby is the host, to whom everyone else is connected to. Unfortunately if the host leaves then the match and lobby ends for all the players in the lobby. And many hosts rage quit when they are killed.
Player count at least on Playstation is plentiful, the lobbies are full and fill fast, still in 2024.
As for the other platforms, on PC the game is full of modders and other cheaters, and F13 is often unplayable there. On PC there's the advantage that you can choose whether you want to host a lobby or to join an existing one. By hosting a lobby yourself you can avoid the modders, but it might take some time before anyone joins your lobby. In general the playerbase on consoles is much bigger than on PC.
Friday the 13th: The Game is still playable until at least December 31st, 2024.
So don't say the game is dead until it really is. And enjoy while it lasts, I certainly will.
See you at the Lake!
Ps. I accidentally wrote in this blog post's title 'shit down'... at least I made myself laugh.
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