Today, people expect the game to be supported months or even years after its release.And this support is not limited to fixing bugs: if developers want to keep the game's reviews on Steam good, they also need to add new content to the game, and these contents are usually free.

I often think about the impact of this situation on developers, and from the words of the "Machining Guardian" designer, it sounds quite exhausting."Mechanical Guardian" is a cheerful and bright first-person shooter of light meat pigeons, where players kill robots in a randomly generated environment.The game was launched on Steam in 2020 and was officially released in 2023.Since then, developer RyseUp Studios has been supporting the game.However, now, according to developers, support for the game is about to end after 10 years of effort was put into use in the game.

"2025 marks nearly a decade of working for The Mechanical Guardian, and also marks the end of this game journey. We know many of you want to see more updates, more content, more about The Mechanical Guardian. But we can't do that."

According to RyseUp Studios, "The Guardian of the Mechanics" was not originally a game that could receive a lot of support after release as it is now.They wrote: "The initially designed game experience was 25 to 50 hours and we couldn't continue to serve content for players who had more than 1,000 hours of gaming. We tried Endless Update, and of course, there were some shortcomings. But the burning enthusiasm started to fade over the years. We were tired and realized we really needed to turn the page."

Therefore, RyseUp Studio said it will not launch any updates for "Machines Guardian", with only the PlayStation version released in late May remaining, as well as the indie spin-off "Machines Guardian VR".

While this marks the end of "The Guardian of the Mechanics", it is not the case for RyseUp Studios.Developers are now focusing on a new project.“With the experience we have accumulated and the mistakes we have made along the way, our goal is to develop a more efficient development plan.” It sounds like RyseUp Studios is a bit messy in supporting The Guardian of the Mechanics.But it is worth noting that the game is very popular on Steam, with an overall review of extremely positive out of over 16,000 reviews.