Godus is deadus: Peter Molyneux's controversial Godus games are finally being taken off Steam

pcgamer.com:

In the history of videogames, there are few botches more infamous than that of Godus. Envisioned as a god game in the style of Molyneux's earlier work on the groundbreaking Populous, it was also intended to be the home of the winner of Curiosity, the game about smashing away pieces of a cube to reach the mysterious prize inside—a prize that turned out to be godhood in Godus.

This was where things started to go wrong. Molyneux quickly began dialing back the scale of the promised «life-changing» prize, and then Godus itself turned out to be pretty much garbola, and then it was all abandoned (including the winner of the Curiosity prize) until 2016, when Molyneux's 22cans studio resurfaced with Godus Wars, a warfare-focused take on the idea of the original. Guess what? Also garbola, also abandoned.

Both games have lingered on Steam, trapped in a swampy torpor of early access and long-forgotten negative user reviews. But now their suffering is almost over: 22cans has announced that both games are being taken down.

«22cans would like to share important news regarding our games, Godus and Godus Wars,» the studio wrote in a message posted on the Steam store pages for both games. «Regrettably, due to an upcoming technical change to Amazon Web Services, affecting our ability to serve necessary game files to new users, these titles are to be withdrawn from the Steam store. Please be assured that existing players can continue to enjoy these games without interruption.

»We sincerely appreciate the incredible support from our players over the past decade and extend our heartfelt thanks to you all."

It's easy to poke fun at the idea of «incredible support» from players because for the most part, Godus and Godus Wars just pissed people