# Closed game studio returns to un-live service its game with community servers before shutdown: ‘We don’t believe Deceive Inc. should quietly disappear’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/closed-game-studio-returns-to-un-live-service-its-game-with-community-servers-before-shutdown-we-dont-believe-deceive-inc-should-quietly-disappear/
- Published: 2026-07-16T20:47:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-25T06:15:06+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/closed-game-studio-returns-to-un-live-service-its-game-with-community-servers-before-shutdown-we-dont-believe-deceive-inc-should-quietly-disappear/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Deceive Inc. will gain community-hosted servers before its live-service backend ends.
- Sweet Bandits is rebuilding core online systems despite having closed.
- Player progress and modding support are intended to survive the transition.

## Summary

Sweet Bandits, the developer of multiplayer spy shooter Deceive Inc., has returned after closing to rebuild the game’s online systems and enable community-hosted dedicated servers. The move could allow the game to remain playable indefinitely instead of disappearing when its existing live-service infrastructure becomes unsustainable.

Deceive Inc. launched to positive reviews and received seasonal updates for more than a year, but development stopped in 2024 when Sweet Bandits shut down. The planned overhaul will let players host and browse community servers while aiming to retain account progress, unlocks and statistics; it will also remove as many technical obstacles to modding as practical.

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