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Scavengers

Scavengers was a free-to-play, session-based survival shooter from Midwinter Entertainment (founded by former Halo developers), blending PvE survival objectives with class-based squad-versus-squad PvP in individual matches rather than a persistent shared world. It launched into Steam and Epic Games Store Early Access in April 2021 but never left that stage; after Improbable sold the Midwinter team to Behaviour Interactive in May 2022 and cited an unsustainable decline in playerbase, the game was shut down on December 16, 2022.

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Status
Closed - shut down December 16, 2022, without ever leaving Early Access, after Improbable sold the development team to Behaviour Interactive
Business model
Free to play
Genre
Session-based survival extraction shooter (not a persistent MMO)
Release
2021
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Midwinter Entertainment
Publisher
Improbable
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PvECombat focusPvP

PvE and PvP are roughly balanced

SoloPlay styleGroup

Leans group, with solo options

StructuredWorld structureSandbox

Structured, theme-park-style content is the dominant signal

TargetedCombat feelAction

Fast, action-oriented combat is the dominant signal

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Catalog note

Not a persistent MMO

  • Fans of PvPvE extraction/survival shooters from ex-Halo and Battlefield developers, alongside similar titles of the era.
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Things to consider

  • This is a session-based match shooter rather than a persistent shared-world MMO.
  • Scavengers never left Early Access before being shut down on December 16, 2022.
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Research record

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2026-09-08
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  • Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
  • Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
  • Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
  • Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 25, 2026.Verified

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    Closed December 16, 2022

  3. 2026-08-25
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Gameplay, availability and research notes

Within MMOFinder's catalog, Scavengers is classified as a Session-based survival extraction shooter (not a persistent MMO). Scavengers was a free-to-play, session-based survival shooter from Midwinter Entertainment (founded by former Halo developers), blending PvE survival objectives with class-based squad-versus-squad PvP in individual matches rather than a persistent shared world. It launched into Steam and Epic Games Store Early Access in April 2021 but never left that stage; after Improbable sold the Midwinter team to Behaviour Interactive in May 2022 and cited an unsustainable decline in playerbase, the game was shut down on December 16, 2022.

The current lifecycle record is Closed - shut down December 16, 2022, without ever leaving Early Access, after Improbable sold the development team to Behaviour Interactive. MMOFinder lists Midwinter Entertainment as developer and Improbable as publisher. These researched fields feed profile discovery, filters and comparison tools.

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