Spec Ops: The Line Unexpectedly Delisted from Steam

Specification Ops: The Line is among the most essential video games of the seventh console generation, however playing it on PC simply got a little more difficult. The well-known military shooter was delisted from Steam without alerting today, though it is still offered on other PC stores and Xboxwhere it is in reverse suitable.

— Wario64 (@Wario64) January 29, 2024

The elimination was very first identified by Wario64, who accentuated the delisting on X/TwitterIf you browse to The Line’s Steam pageyou’ll be not able to buy the video game and see a notification stating, “Spec Ops: The Line is no longer readily available on the Steam shop.”

It’s not uncommon for video games to delisted from Steam, however it does stand apart offered Spec Ops: The Line’s vital honor and historic significance. The Line’s notorious white phosphorus scene still regularly is available in discussions surrounding unforgettable (if dreadful) minutes in video games and gamer option, and The Line assisted to introduce a brand-new, more vital period of computer game based upon modern-day dispute.

In our evaluationwe composed that “Spec Ops is a bold experiment worth commemorating. For the very first time, a
video game with weapons does not desire you to be the hero– it desires you to feel horrible about attempting to be one,” and it’s still quite a video game worth playing today.

It’s an embarassment that, a minimum of in the meantime, gamers can’t buy it on among the greatest shops on the planet, though the good news is it can still be experienced on other platforms.

IGN has actually connected to 2K about the delisting. We will upgrade this story if we hear back.

Will Borger is an IGN freelancer. You can discover him on Twitter @bywillborger