Out with the old, in with the new—Forza Horizon 6 has hit the scene, but a different open world online racer is getting scrubbed from digital storefronts just three years after its initial release. Lego 2K Drive, an open-world kart racer where you can build your own vehicles, announced on its Steam page (via IGN) that the game will no longer be available for purchase starting May 19.
If you already own the game or snag it before its exit, you can still use its multiplayer features until May 31 of next year. "After that time, all game functions requiring online servers will no longer function," the update reads. Given that a major feature of the game is sharing your custom Lego creations with other players, it seems like this coming year is your chance to experience the game as intended.
That's if you're so inclined, anyway. PC Gamer's Lewis Parker wasn't exactly head over heels for the game in his 59% review, where he called it "a solid kart racer" blemished by "greedy microtransactions." Indeed, a $50 digital currency bundle in a racing game aimed at children isn't a great look—though I'll admit the in-game kart creator using real-life Lego brick specifications is a nice touch.
Still, it seems like a relatively competent kart racer outside of that, so it's a shame that it's disappearing so soon after its release. It's a big year for sudden delistings so far—nearly 30 Disney games have vanished from digital storefronts since January and Stark Trek: Resurgence just announced its license ran out last month.
It's unclear what specifically prompted 2K Drive's exit, but the game did feature vehicles like the real-world McLaren Solus GT, so it seems likely that a licensing issue is at play.
