King of Meat Is Shutting Down: What Happened And Alternatives

What is happening?

Amazon's co-op dungeon brawler King of Meat is being permanently shut down on April 9, 2026, after less than six months in service. The online-only game, developed by UK-based studio Glowmade and published by Amazon Game Studios, launched on October 7, 2025, for PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S but failed to attract a sustainable player base despite heavy marketing and high-profile streamer promotion.

Amazon has confirmed that all servers will be turned off on April 9, after which the game will no longer be playable at all, since there is no offline-only mode. The title has already been delisted from all digital storefronts, and in-game currency purchases are disabled. Every player who bought King of Meat or any in-game currency will receive a full refund, processed automatically by the platform where the purchase was made (e.g., PlayStation Store, Steam, Xbox Store, Amazon Games) in the weeks leading up to April 9.

Players can still enjoy existing content-including user-generated maps and progression-until the shutdown date, but the closure underscores the game's status as another live-service title that failed to find enough traction to justify continued operation.

Best alternatives

• Deep Rock Galactic

  Four-player co-op sci-fi FPS where dwarves dig, fight bugs, and manage frantic mining runs in destructible caves.

• Overcooked! 2

  Chaotic co-op cooking-combat game where teams race to serve meals while dealing with moving kitchens and absurd level gimmicks.

• Human: Fall Flat

  Physics-based co-op puzzle platformer focused on hilarious, janky movement and environmental manipulation in user-style levels.

• Totally Reliable Delivery Service

  Over-the-top physics-driven co-op sandbox where teams deliver packages using ridiculous vehicles and slapstick contraptions.

• Sundered

  Hand-drawn co-op-style dungeon-crawler with roguelike progression, heavy combat, and a dark fantasy vibe more hardcore than King of Meat's silliness.

• Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

  Four-player co-op action-RPG dungeon brawler with loot and skill-tree progression in a fully online structure.

• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

  Family-friendly co-op party-platformer with obstacle-course rounds and light competition, sharing King of Meat's colorful, chaotic tone.

• It Takes Two

  Two-player co-op platform-adventure with creative co-op mechanics, shifting perspectives, and a story-driven take on the co-op formula.