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'''''Defunct''''' is an [[Indie game|indie]] [[Adventure game|adventure video game]] developed by the Swedish indie [[video game development studio]] Freshly Squeezed from [[Visby]]. The game received several nominations at the 2014 [[Swedish Game Awards]],<ref name=SGA_Nom>{{cite web|title=The nominees for the Swedish Game Awards 2014 |url=http://2014.gameawards.se/news/the-nominees-for-the-swedish-game-awards-2014/ |website=Swedish Game Awards 2014 |accessdate=9 April 2015 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415173019/http://2014.gameawards.se/news/the-nominees-for-the-swedish-game-awards-2014/ |archivedate=15 April 2015 }}</ref> | '''''Defunct''''' is an [[Indie game|indie]] [[Adventure game|adventure video game]] developed by the Swedish indie [[video game development studio]] Freshly Squeezed from [[Visby]]. The game received several nominations at the 2014 [[Swedish Game Awards]],<ref name=SGA_Nom>{{cite web|title=The nominees for the Swedish Game Awards 2014 |url=http://2014.gameawards.se/news/the-nominees-for-the-swedish-game-awards-2014/ |website=Swedish Game Awards 2014 |accessdate=9 April 2015 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415173019/http://2014.gameawards.se/news/the-nominees-for-the-swedish-game-awards-2014/ |archivedate=15 April 2015 }}</ref> where it won Game of the Year.<ref name=SGA_Winners>{{cite web|title=The winners of the Swedish Game Awards 2014 |url=http://2014.gameawards.se/news/the-winners-of-the-swedish-game-awards-2014/ |website=Swedish Game Awards 2014 |accessdate=9 April 2015 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415173023/http://2014.gameawards.se/news/the-winners-of-the-swedish-game-awards-2014/ |archivedate=15 April 2015 }}</ref> It was also nominated for Best Student Project at the 2014 Unity Awards.<ref name=Unity_Winners>{{cite web|title=2014 Unity Awards Winners|url=https://unity3d.com/awards/2014/winners|website=Unity - Game Engine|accessdate=9 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223165908/http://unity3d.com/awards/2014/winners|archive-date=23 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
In March 2015, it was announced that Freshly Squeezed had signed a publishing deal with the Dutch video game publisher [[Soedesco]].<ref name=SOEDESCO_Sign>{{cite web|title=SOEDESCO signs award winning game Defunct from independent studio Freshly Squeezed|url=http://www.soedesco.com/en/soedesco-signs-award-winning-game-defunct-from-independent-studio-freshly-squeezed/|website=SOEDESCO|accessdate=9 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509015738/http://www.soedesco.com/en/soedesco-signs-award-winning-game-defunct-from-independent-studio-freshly-squeezed/|archivedate=9 May 2015}}</ref> The release date was originally expected to be in Q3, 2015, for PC.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Defunct screenshots dropped in from Orbit!|url=http://www.soedesco.com/en/new-defunct-screenshots-dropped-in-from-orbit/|website=SOEDESCO|accessdate=12 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509015711/http://www.soedesco.com/en/new-defunct-screenshots-dropped-in-from-orbit/|archivedate=9 May 2015}}</ref> However, it was pushed back, and the game was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on January 29, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Defunct on Steam|url = http://store.steampowered.com/app/359350|website = Steam|accessdate = 13 January 2015}}</ref> | In March 2015, it was announced that Freshly Squeezed had signed a publishing deal with the Dutch video game publisher [[Soedesco]].<ref name=SOEDESCO_Sign>{{cite web|title=SOEDESCO signs award winning game Defunct from independent studio Freshly Squeezed|url=http://www.soedesco.com/en/soedesco-signs-award-winning-game-defunct-from-independent-studio-freshly-squeezed/|website=SOEDESCO|accessdate=9 April 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509015738/http://www.soedesco.com/en/soedesco-signs-award-winning-game-defunct-from-independent-studio-freshly-squeezed/|archivedate=9 May 2015}}</ref> The release date was originally expected to be in Q3, 2015, for PC.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Defunct screenshots dropped in from Orbit!|url=http://www.soedesco.com/en/new-defunct-screenshots-dropped-in-from-orbit/|website=SOEDESCO|accessdate=12 May 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509015711/http://www.soedesco.com/en/new-defunct-screenshots-dropped-in-from-orbit/|archivedate=9 May 2015}}</ref> However, it was pushed back, and the game was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on January 29, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Defunct on Steam|url = http://store.steampowered.com/app/359350|website = Steam|accessdate = 13 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
In December 2017, the game was released for PS4 and Xbox One. In January 2018 | In December 2017, the game was released for PS4 and Xbox One. In January 2018, Defunct was added to the Windows Store. The PS4, Xbox and Windows versions were all ported by Soedesco's in-house porting studio Soedesco Studios. | ||
On September 13, 2018, a port for the [[Nintendo Switch]] was released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/defunct-switch/|title=Defunct for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details|website=www.nintendo.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> | On September 13, 2018, a port for the [[Nintendo Switch]] was released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/defunct-switch/|title=Defunct for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Game Details|website=www.nintendo.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> The game was scheduled for release in Japan on May 14, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ec.nintendo.com/JP/ja/titles/70010000030388|title=Defunct|website=Nintendo Japan|accessdate=May 6, 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
On [[Metacritic]], the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''Defunct'' received a score of 57 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/defunct/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Defunct |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2023-01-10 }}</ref> ''PlayStation Country'' gave | On [[Metacritic]], the [[Nintendo Switch]] version of ''Defunct'' received a score of 57 out of 100, based on reviews from 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/defunct/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Defunct |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=2023-01-10 }}</ref> A review from ''Digitally Downloaded'' gave the version a rating of 3.5 of 5 stars.<ref>{{cite news |last1=L. |first1=Harvard |title=Review: Defunct (Nintendo Switch) |url=https://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2018/09/review-defunct-nintendo-switch.html |access-date=25 October 2026 |work=Digitally Downloaded |date=27 September 2018}}</ref> ''PlayStation Country'' gave a score of 4 out of 10 points for the [[PlayStation 4]] version.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playstationcountry.com/defunct-ps4-review/|title=Defunct - PS4 Review|last=Grizz|date=2018-01-24|website=PlayStation Country|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> | ||
===Awards=== | ===Awards=== | ||