Nosgoth
Psyonix's human-versus-vampire spin-off spent more than a year in open beta, then Square Enix closed it without ever declaring a full launch.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Limited Appearance
- Peak stage
- limited public access
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A free-to-play asymmetric multiplayer game set in the Legacy of Kain universe.
Teams alternated between ranged human hunters and agile vampires, with progression and paid items available throughout public testing.
Existence timeline
Selected players begin testing the asymmetric multiplayer game.
A wider but still pre-release audience gains access.
Anyone in supported regions can join the unfinished service.
Square Enix says development will cease.
The public beta becomes inaccessible before full launch.
Why it ended
Square Enix said the audience had not grown enough to sustain continued development and shut the servers in May 2016.
Last confirmed trace
Open-beta clients, videos, community archives and later leaked material preserve a game experienced by real players but never formally released.
What it left behind
Nosgoth is a clear example of a commercially operated public beta that remained permanently on the threshold of general availability.
How we classified it
Ordinary people encountered a restricted preview, pilot or test, but the archive unit never reached normal general availability.
Verified limited public access without general availability maps to 98 under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.