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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]]. Defunct 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> including Game of the Year, which it went on to win.<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> The game 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>
'''''Defunct''''' is an [[Indie game|indie]] [[Adventure game|adventure video game]] developed by the Swedish indie [[video game development studio]] Freshly Squeezed from [[Visby]]. Defunct 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> including Game of the Year, which it went on to win.<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> The game 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, the release date was pushed back and 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, the release date was pushed back and 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 it was added to the Windows Store. These ports were done by Soedesco Studios, the in-house porting studio of SOEDESCO.
In December 2017, the game was released for PS4 and Xbox One. In January 2018 it was added to the Windows Store. These ports were done by Soedesco Studios, the in-house porting studio of Soedesco.


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> It is 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>{{Needs update|date=April 2024}}
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> It is 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>{{Needs update|date=April 2024}}