Fans of Adult Swim Games are concerned about the future of its games, as three titles are officially being delisted. The studio’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, has shelved nearly completed movies and delisted original films from streaming, and amid backlash, it appears the company’s video game offerings will be next on the chopping block.

Adult Swim Games has published several indie titles, such as Duck Game, Pool Panic, Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, and more. Many of its titles have had long lives, with years of updates, patches, and community building at risk, as Warner Bros. Discovery begins to remove games from digital stores. Although only three titles under Adult Swim Games have been officially notified of being delisted, the remaining 18 games could also be at risk. Some of the publisher’s games have already had ownership transferred, but the titles remain on Adult Swim Games’ Steam page, causing some to worry about their futures as well.

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Warner Bros. Discovery has reached out to the developers of Fist Puncher, Small Radios Big Televisions, and Soundodger+ to share that the games will be delisted within the next 60 days. As Polygon reports, the developers of each game are uncertain as to the future of their projects, with requests to transfer ownership back to the developers’ respective studios being denied due to logistical issues and a reported “limited capacity” of Warner Bros. Discovery's team. The fate of the remaining titles under Adult Swim Games is still uncertain.

These Games Could Be Delisted by Warner Bros. Discovery

• Ghost Song
• Ray's The Dead
• Pool Panic
• Kingsway
• Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
• Desync
• Rise & Shine
• Glittermitten Grove
• Small Radios Big Televisons
• Headlander
• Wasted
• Zenzizenzic
• Traverser
• Duck Game
• Westerado: Double Barreled
• Oblitus
• Mega Coin Squad
• Soundodger+
• Fist Puncher
• Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
• Super House of Dead Ninjas

In response to Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision, Small Radios Big Televisions developer Owen Deery has made the game free to download from his website. Michael Molinari of Soundodger+ and Team2Bit of Fist Puncher both requested that ownership be transferred back to the developers, and both were met with rejections. Molinari told Polygon that Soundodger+ could be republished on Steam, but with all mentions of Adult Swim Games removed, including the names of the Adult Swim Games employees in the credits. Molinari said that this proposition “is a direct blow to properly crediting the people that worked on a game,” and that republishing would also cost Soundodger+ its years of reviews, forum discussions, community guides, and more.

The removal of these games has prompted anger among affected developers, especially regarding the preservation of video games. Matt Kain of Team2Bit stated in the Steam post announcing Fist Puncher’s delisting that “Videogames are art. Videogames connect us. Videogames are important. Videogames are part of our cultural heritage and should be preserved.” Soundodger+’s developer also spoke in support of video game preservation and was disappointed by Warner Bros. Discovery’s request to remove Adult Swim Games from any republished version of his game. While it is not certain exactly why these titles will be retired, it could be related to Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to focus on live-service games instead of so-called “one and done” titles.