Upcoming PlayStation extraction shooter Fairgames is reportedly struggling to "find the fun" during its development. An ongoing playtest has indicated that the PlayStation live-service title could still be in trouble, after similar reports emerged over the last year.
Haven Studios announced Fairgames in 2023 for PlayStation 5 and PC. It is the first title from the Montreal-based studio, touted as a heist extraction shooter in which players must work as a team to collect more loot than their enemies. Since its announcement, Fairgames' development has been anything but smooth. In September 2025, Fairgames lost its Creative Director, Daniel Drapeau, who moved on to Warner Bros Games Montreal. Given how key a Creative Director is to shaping a project's direction, it's safe to say that this was a massive hit to Fairgames' development.
The PlayStation 5 has done quite nicely for itself, but it hasn't been without its controversies, which have kept the console from being truly great.
A recent report by Insider Gaming claims that the latest round of playtesting for Fairgames is not going well, and the game is allegedly struggling to "find the fun." The report says that an extraction-based gamemode named Cargo Heist is being...
