The Culling Servers Will Close in May By Rebecca Smith, 19 Mar 2019 FollowtopicsThe CullingThe CullingXaviantFree to PlayOnline MultiplayerID@XboxServer ClosureBattle RoyaleRebecca Smith The saga of The Culling and its sequel, The Culling 2, has seen one disaster after another. Like most online games, developer Xaviant made several changes to the first game over time, but when these changes turned out to not be what players wanted, the team abandoned development and rushed out the sequel. Reception to the sequel was poor — it had a different style of gameplay to the original and this new style had been done better by other titles. It was removed from the store just a week after release. The team then returned to support the first game and it was changed to a free-to-play format in November. It seems like that didn't work either, because Xaviant has now announced the servers will close for The Culling in May.The servers will be closed on May 15th, 2019. When this happens, players will be able to play the game's offline modes, but none of the online pay or online features will be available, including in-app purchases. The game will soon be delisted from the Microsoft Store too, although it is still available for download at the time of writing. This means that 15 of the game's 20 achievements will become discontinued on that date. They are:The Mates achievement in The Culling worth 15 pointsPlay an online Team MatchThe Duet achievement in The Culling worth 272 pointsWin an online Team MatchThe Loner achievement in The Culling worth 14 pointsPlay an online Solo MatchThe Soloist achievement in The Culling worth 380 pointsWin an online Solo MatchThe Moneybags achievement in The Culling worth 332 pointsEarn 400 FUNC in a single Online MatchThe Contestant achievement in The Culling worth 129 pointsPlay 10 online matchesThe Serial achievement in The Culling worth 404 pointsGet 5 Kills in a single Online MatchThe Oldtimer achievement in The Culling worth 476 pointsReach 20 hours of time alive in Online MatchesThe Deuce achievement in The Culling worth 101 pointsDeal 200 damage in a single Online MatchThe Threes achievement in The Culling worth 126 pointsGet 3 Kills in a single Online MatchThe Veteran achievement in The Culling worth 61 pointsGet 10 Career KillsThe Master achievement in The Culling worth 133 pointsGet 25 Career KillsThe Pro achievement in The Culling worth 778 pointsGet 100 Career KillsThe Marathon achievement in The Culling worth 290 pointsTravel 100 KM in Online MatchesThe Delivery achievement in The Culling worth 104 pointsCall in a personal airdrop in an Online MatchThe servers are closing because the team was unable to create enough revenue from in-app purchases to support the game once it had turned into a free-to-play title. The team size has been reduced to a point where they can no longer provide the online support the game needs. In the team's full statement, they're also looking for another development team to take the game forward, so there is a chance it might be resurrected in the future, but don't get your hopes up.It seems fitting to leave the final word to the team at Xaviant:While it’s sad for us to say goodbye, we want to offer a sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has enjoyed the game, contributed feedback, and spent their hard-earned money to support our efforts over the years. The Culling has always been a labor of love, a learning experience, and an opportunity to pursue our passion for making games. We've got the full list of The Culling achievements - check the list for guides to unlocking them.More The Culling stories: The Culling developers address the ten-game daily limit and monetisation model The Culling is coming back, but with possibly the most punishing monetisation model ever March 2019 Delistings: The Culling, NASCAR Heat 2, and More The Culling Goes Free to Play September 2018 Delistings: Forza Horizon 2, Telltale, NBA, and Some Relistings Server ClosureXbox OneID@Xbox Written by Rebecca SmithRebecca is the Newshound Manager at TrueGaming Network. She has been contributing articles since 2010, especially those that involve intimidatingly long lists. When not writing news, she works in an independent game shop so that she can spend all day talking about games too. She'll occasionally go outside.