Soul Reaver removed from Steam
The experience proposed by the unforgettable Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver still grieves with nostalgia the players who in the nineties were able to play the role of Raziel.Now, a rather peculiar event has attracted the attention of the community eager to set foot in Nosgoth again. By landing on the Steam store page dedicated to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, it is in fact possible to view a bizarre message. At the time of this writing, the game cannot be purchased, while a warning states the following: "Square Enix has temporarily removed this title from the store to work on some important updates. Please try again later!".
The news comes definitely by surprise, as these mysterious "updates" would now arrive more than 20 years after the game was published! The debut on PC of Raziel's path of revenge and redemption dates back to the now distant 1999. What could Square Enix developers be working on to improve the experience offered on Steam?
Rather predictably, following the news, gaming forums have once again populated with requests for a makeover, with the remake of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver has been clamoring for years by fans. On this front, over time the rumors have certainly not been lacking, with some hypotheses that even Bluepoint would like to commit to the return of Soul Reaver.
Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver has been 'temporarily removed' from Steam
Crystal Dynamics' 1999 action-adventure Legacy Of Kain: Soul Reaver has been pulled from sale on Steam, as publisher Square Enix prepares 'important updates' for the game.
VGC reports that, while the game still remains on sale via GOG, Soul Reaver is no longer available to buy on Steam. The game's listing now features a notification, reading: 'Square Enix has temporarily removed this title from sale to work on some important updates. Please check back soon!'
It's possible that Square Enix is working on updates to make the game more playable on newer systems. That's not too surprising for older PC games, but they don't tend to be removed from sale in the process. PC Gamer has reached out to Square Enix for comment.
Crystal Dynamics may be best known for its recent Tomb Raider reboot series. But back in the late 90s, the studio's Legacy Of Kain games competed directly with Lara Croft. Soul Reaver was even directed by Amy Hennig, who would go on to head up the Uncharted series.
'Soul Reaver feels less like an old Tomb Raider rival and more like a missing link to Dark Souls, a discarded idea which has since been resurrected into a newer, and far meaner form,' said Rick Lane, returning to the game in 2018. 'Soul Reaver was one of the last great games of the 20th century, and although the Legacy of Kain has been all but forgotten now, its spirit lives on in other bodies.'
Just a shame that, for now, there's one less place to buy the platforming classic.