Survived By
Survived By profile covering Human Head Studios' bullet-hell roguelite MMO and its April 2019 shutdown.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Closed (shut down April 19, 2019)
- Business model
- Free-to-play (closed)
- Genre
- Bullet-hell roguelite MMO
- Release
- —
- Platforms
- Not yet verified
- Developer
- Human Head Studios
- Publisher
- Digital Extremes
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
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A PvE-only bullet-hell roguelite; there is no PvP
Primarily a solo run-based loop, despite being built as an MMO
A structured, procedurally generated dungeon loop
Fast-paced, twin-stick bullet-hell action combat
Why you might like it
- Fans of bullet-hell and roguelite genres who want to see them blended with persistent, account-wide MMO progression.
- Players who enjoy permadeath systems with a twist, since Survived By converted death into a currency (Valr) for permanent upgrades.
- Anyone curious about Human Head Studios (The Quiet Man) and Digital Extremes (Warframe) collaborating on a smaller project.
Things to consider
- The game shut down on April 19, 2019, roughly four months after its Steam Early Access launch, so there is no live server today.
- Despite MMO framing, most of the actual gameplay was solo, dodge-focused bullet-hell combat rather than large-scale social play.
- The developers themselves acknowledged it hadn't made adequate progress toward their original vision before ending development.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- MMORPG.com and MassivelyOP shutdown coverage, the developers' own Steam closure announcement, and MMOHuts/MMOs.com reviews
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresDetailed feature verification is not yet complete.Unavailable
- Gameplay mediaNo reliable gameplay screenshot is currently available.Unavailable
- Source trailA research source note is recorded, but no direct source URL is currently linked.Partial
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified
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Survived By timeline
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- —Released
MMOFinder records Survived By as released in —.
- CurrentCatalog status
Closed
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Survived By screenshots & gameplay
Two verified gameplay screenshots and a gameplay video for a quick look at the game in action.
Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Survived By is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Bullet-hell roguelite MMO. Its recorded status is Closed (shut down April 19, 2019), while the business model is listed as Free-to-play (closed). MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Not yet verified. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.
Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Twin-stick bullet-hell PvE combat against enemy swarms, with a permadeath-to-currency progression loop. Discovery tags on the record include Roguelite, Bullet Hell, Free to Play. The developer field lists Human Head Studios, and the publisher field lists Digital Extremes. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.
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