Although the rebooted free-to-play game did manage to survive longer than The Culling 2, it too has reached the end of its life. On May 15th 2019, Xaviant will permanently shutdown the online servers of The Culling. Director of Operations Josh Van Veld shared the news in a heartfelt farewell message.

Are The Culling servers back up?

The Culling is back after shutting its servers down more than a year ago. Developer Xaviant has announced that its battle royale game, The Culling, is getting a second wind on May 14 for Xbox One. The studio said that the PC release will follow sometime later. The Culling is back!

Why is The Culling not working?

Developers Xaviant have announced that the lights go out on their dystopian game show-themed survival shooter on May 15th. It's been a rough year for the studio, with The Culling 2 announced, released and shut down due to lack of player interest within a three month span.