Witchaven and Witchaven 2 are being delisted from Steam and GOG

Witchaven and Witchaven 2 are on the clock. Steam says both Capstone Software fantasy shooters will be delisted on June 15, and GOG lists the offer end time as June 15, 2026 at 16:00 EEST, turning the current discount period into the last clear chance to buy them before they disappear from storefronts. Existing owners will keep access to their copies on Steam, but once the pages come down, new buyers will lose an easy legal route into a small and important corner of PC shooter history.

That history matters because Witchaven was never just another rough-edged mid-1990s fantasy FPS. Released in 1995, it mixed first-person slashing with light RPG systems, melee weapons, a bow, spells, and a dark medieval setting built around goblins, witches, and other monsters. Reference sources also describe it as having nine experience levels, which gives a sense of how much progression Capstone packed into a game that asked players to close distance and trade blows in an era when that style of combat could feel awkward, stubborn, and very much of its time.

Its bigger claim to fame is technical. Witchaven is identified as the first licensed Build engine game, placing it at the start of a line that later ran through Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior, and PowerSlave. Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance followed in 1996 as the sequel, adding dual-wielding and shields while keeping the same broad fantasy-meets-first-person approach. That makes the pair more than collectible curiosities. Together, they mark an early chapter in one of PC gaming’s most recognizable engine families.

The delisting also sharpens the preservation stakes. GamingOnLinux reported that publisher SNEG gave no reason for the June 15 removal, while Steam and GOG are both discounting the games ahead of time, with Steam listing Witchaven at 89 percent off. For retro PC fans, that means the purchase now preserves more than a pair of old shooters: it keeps a legally available copy of a formative Build Engine release and its sequel within reach. Once June 15 arrives, that window closes, and another piece of playable PC history gets harder to obtain without ceremony.