Google Stadia will shut its doorways on January 18th. As a parting present, Google have launched the game they constructed to check the streaming service earlier than the streaming service launched. “Worm Game” is a model of Snake with loads of ranges and modes to attempt to, in fact, it is playable inside your browser.
The Stadia group referred to the discharge as a “humble thanks” to gamers of the service:
You might need seen one final game arrive on Stadia at this time. It’s a humble 🧡 thanks 💜 for taking part in from our group.
Find it right here: https://t.co/PyAUH181v1
— Stadia ☁️🎮 (@GoogleStadia) January 13, 2023
“Play the game that got here to Stadia earlier than Stadia got here to the world,” says the description on its Stadia page. “‘Worm Game’ is a humble title we used to check a lot of Stadia’s options, beginning properly earlier than our 2019 public launch, proper via 2022. It received’t win Game of the Year, however the Stadia group spent a LOT of time taking part in it, and we thought we’d share it with you. Thanks for taking part in, and for all the things.”
You may give Worm Game a attempt and not using a Stadia subscription for 180 minutes utilizing your free trial, for those who’re curious. For me, it was an illustrative demonstration of Stadia’s challenges: I’ve mega-quick fibre optic web, however I nonetheless skilled enter lag that made taking part in Worm Game troublesome.
Google’s different efforts to wrap up Stadia are already underway, together with {hardware} and software program refunds for anybody who spent cash on Stadia throughout its lifetime. Most of those refunds are anticipated to be full by January 18th. They additionally tweeted that they are releasing a “self-serve device to allow Bluetooth connections in your Stadia Controller.”
While Stadia is closing down for gamers, Google have stated that its streaming expertise could stay on by being made “out there to our business companions.” That would place it alongside a number of different game streaming companies which have was middleware, together with Gaikai and OnLive.