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Bandai Namco RPGRay Giganthas been quietly delisted from Steam, with fans no longer able to purchase the dungeon-crawler originally developed by Experience. As one of the biggest third-party developers, Bandai Namco has released a wide variety of games, both featuring licensed games and original properties. The massive studio holds video game rights for several of the most popular anime series,including theDragon Ballfranchise,Naruto, andDigimon. Now, one of the publisher’s lesser-known games has suddenly been removed from Steam, making it unavailable on modern platforms.
First released for the PS Vita in 2015, later coming to North America and Europe in 2016,Ray Gigantthrusts players into a post-apocalyptic version of Tokyo. The game plays out as a dungeon crawler JRPG, tasking players with taking control of a “Gigant” in order to fend off an invasion from an alien race.Ray Gigantreceived a port to Steam just a few months after its international debut, with the PS Vita also receiving a physical release from Limited Run Games in 2017. Now,Bandai Namcohas unexpectedly removedRay Gigantfrom Steam.
Bandai Namco RPG Ray Gigant Delisted from Steam
The change inRay Gigant’s Steam listingcame recently with fans no longer able to purchase the Bandai Namco JRPG from Steam’s online store. Bandai Namco did not officially announce the delisting ofRay Gigant, instead quietly removing the game from Steam.Ray Giganthas not received a port to any modern consoles outside of Steam, with the PC version’s delisting removing the last available version of the game.The RPG’s PS Vita versionpreviously became unavailable through official means following the closure of the PS Vita’s PlayStation Store in 2021.
Ray Gigant’s unexpected removal from Steam comes as recent rumors have suggested thatBandai Namco may be revisitingseveral of its classic franchises. Bandai Namco recently filed new trademarks for multiple older series, includingMs. Pac-Man,Splatterhouse, andNamco Museumamong others. The publisher has yet to confirm official revivals of any games included in the list, though the trademarks suggest future entries may be coming. The surprise trademarks were also joined by several cancelations, with the “rising cost” of game development cited as a major factor.
With plenty of rumors swirling around Bandai Namco’s future games, the studio already has several projects lined up for 2024.January sawTekken 8debut to critical acclaim, becoming one of the best-selling games of its launch month. Bandai Namco will welcome the worldwide release ofSpy x Anya: Operation Memoriesin June and Supermassive Games’Little Nightmares 3, scheduled for a 2024 release.Ray Gigant’s delisting likely marks the end for one of Bandai Namco’s more obscure JRPGs.
