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[havoc00]

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (TCM) is approaching its first anniversary. When it launched on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms on August 18 last year, it also landed in Xbox Game Pass. That advantageous position helped the game climb to over 4 million players in its first month.

With the game soon exiting Game Pass, the TCM community has been… let's say gloomy about it on social media. Some suggest the game can't survive without the players coming from Xbox's subscription service, and others, unaware of how Game Pass deals work, wonder why the game is leaving the service at all.

"It’s hard to believe that it’s been one year since The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was released! We’ve had a blast creating new content and watching how the players engage and share the unique experiences our game creates. In a lot of ways we owe Game Pass and the team at Xbox for the awareness and success of the title so far. Now that our time with Game Pass is coming to an end, it’s time to focus on the future of Texas, and it looks very bright!

"Game Pass is a great program, especially for small teams like ours that are trying to push relatively new genres forward. It removes so many barriers to entry for players, and enables them to sample a variety of games and genres they may otherwise never touch. Some may not find horror multiplayer for them, but we found so many new players there. And while a great many subscribers use the program to "graze," we've got an active and loyal player base that's been there since launch on all platforms. And we'll see a lot of Game Pass players convert to paid--especially since they get a discount from Xbox to do so. That's a pretty cool deal if you ask me.

"We’ve enjoyed our time within the Game Pass ecosystem and who knows, maybe we’ll enter back into it again in the future. Being one of the most popular games in Game Pass this last year and winning the Xbox Excellence Award is usually a good sign that a game will not only return to that program, but also has a strong future full of new content and experiences. Bloody, gory, fun experiences. See you in Texas."

Texas Chain Saw Massacre Dev Addresses The Game Leaving Xbox Game Pass

The game's community has been in an uproar lately over its Game Pass expiration date.

www.gamespot.com

 

[Luipadre]

I went back to this game when the maria/hands update came out in june and im addicted to it since. Game has a lot of issues, but imo its the most fun asymm game out there. Im glad there is more content coming

 

[Robochobo]

Really good game I wouldn't have tried and bought without it having been on GP. Pretty nervous about player count and matchmaking after it leaves. It's already spotty (3 minute and up wait) sometimes trying to fill up a 7 person lobby, hard to imagine how difficult it'll be without the extra players. Hopefully they add Chop Top soon.

 

[Luipadre]

Really good game I wouldn't have tried and bought without it having been on GP. Pretty nervous about player count and matchmaking after it leaves. It's already spotty (3 minute and up wait) sometimes trying to fill up a 7 person lobby, hard to imagine how difficult it'll be without the extra players. Hopefully they add Chop Top soon.

tbf even with lots of players their mm system is broken since launch. Dont think this will affect mm times at all. The people who plays it regularly will probably buy it on sale anyway

 

[Werewolf Jones]

I went back to this game when the maria/hands update came out in june and im addicted to it since. Game has a lot of issues, but imo its the most fun asymm game out there. Im glad there is more content coming

I quit playing after it. It just feels so fucking hard to escape as a solo player now. It was insane.

 

[Luipadre]

I quit playing after it. It just feels so fucking hard to escape as a solo player now. It was insane.

Really depends on the teams. Sometimes we absolutely crush victims, other times they rush us so hard i couldnt even put my 3rd trap or lock and they are out. Game has serious issues with rushing and grappling spam/stuns

 

[ReBurn]

I didn't realize the game was on game pass. I probably should have played it.

 

[Luipadre]

I didn't realize the game was on game pass. I probably should have played it.

Just try it while its still there for a week and if you like it, get it when its on sale. 1 year anniversary coming up, it will probably be 75% off

 

[Skifi28]

Did this really need addressing?

 

[Luipadre]

Did this really need addressing?

Yeah, because the dumb reddit was all over this. TCM community is pretty bad

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

player count is gonna crater after this, they better put in another hefty discount if they want to retain players; having a sale prior and then after the sale ends have this popping up as leaving game pass was an insanely stupid move.

 

[havoc00]

I went back to this game when the maria/hands update came out in june and im addicted to it since. Game has a lot of issues, but imo its the most fun asymm game out there. Im glad there is more content coming

Did you play Killer Klowns at all?

 

[Luipadre]

Did you play Killer Klowns at all?

Nah. Devs were high when they decided to sell that game for 40.

 

[El Muerto]

As a major fan of the franchise i never bothered with it, just not a fan of online games in general. But I guess i will give it a shot though while it's still available.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Really depends on the teams. Sometimes we absolutely crush victims, other times they rush us so hard i couldnt even put my 3rd trap or lock and they are out. Game has serious issues with rushing and grappling spam/stuns

What platform are you on?

 

[Anthony Soprano]

The balance issues drive me nuts;

- 5-10 minute queues because nobody wants to play as Family.

- Survivors will rush the objective and win in 2 minutes.

- Family will rush the basement and kill everyone quickly.

- Community largely made up of toxic yes men, open microphone spam and no in-game tactical communication.

player count is gonna crater after this, they better put in another hefty discount if they want to retain players; having a sale prior and then after the sale ends have this popping up as leaving game pass was an insanely stupid move.

They just announced a $20 DLC pack that will give buyers early access to a new game mode. Basically milking the existing player base while they can, but probably also going to further cause queue issues when half the people have the DLC and the other half don't - hopefully the exclusivity isn't very long.