Blindfold have announced top-down Battle Royale shooter, Watchers, has reached the end of its lifespan and will be shut down soon.

Watchers is a free-to-play Battle Royale shooter that released in October 2019. The game’s title refers to its primary mechanic; when players die they can continue to participate in the match as “watchers.” This allows them to place bets, and manipulate the match by spawning pickups to tip the balance towards their favored competitor.

As the developers have stated in their end of service announcement, they haven’t been part of the Alawar team since Fall 2019, and have reached the point where they can’t continue to support the game. The Battle Pass and all DLC will be removed from the Steam store page on June 30th. The game will stay live until August 31st, at which point the servers will be shut down permanently.

You can find the rundown (via Steam) below:

WATCHERS is a free-to-play Battle Royale top-down shooter where killed battlers remain in play thanks to the game’s unique Watcher game mode.

BATTLER mode:

• 24-player top-down Battle Royale action.
• An unpredictable outcome: the fewer battlers survive, the more Watchers there are to plan and carry out all sorts of experiments that can turn the tide of the battle.
• The Watchers are watching your every move! Earn their favor, and they might just help you out when you’re in a tight spot!

WATCHER mode:

• A special mode that players enter after being killed.
• Bet on your favorite surviving battler.
• Influence the battle using anomalies and experiments.

Watchers is free-to-play on Windows PC via Steam, and will stay online until August 31st if you want to give it a try before its gone for good.