The digital version of the board game Pandemic has been delisted from Steam & mobile stores and publisher Asmodee Digital has revealed that the game will be leaving the Xbox Store on January 31 and the Switch eShop at the end of July. No prior announcement was given, and the reveal of the game leaving Xbox and Switch was done in response to an email from a player asking what happened. Their statement reads as follows:
“We have worked hard over 4 years on Pandemic and withdrawing it from the stores has not been an easy choice. This decision was made with a heavy heart for a multitude of reasons that we cannot disclose.
“For now, only PC, App Store & Google Play has been removed. Microsoft version will follow Jan 31th 2022 and then Nintendo Switch by the end of July 2022.”
Those who purchased it prior to its removal from the Steam store will still be able to access the title, even if uninstalled, so the same should apply to Xbox and Switch. Asmodee Digital has also removed all traces of the game have also been removed from its official website. While no reason has been given, it is quite possible this is due to licensing issues that have come up.