It was initially launched on Steam Early Access in Summer 2018, and was later relaunched as Deathgarden: Bloodharvest in 2019.

However, the same year, it ceased development and went free-to-play after failing to maintain a sufficient playerbase.

[1] The game pitted a single invincible Hunter against five Scavengers (previously called Runners) who had to try and escape.

[3] In the story of the relaunched version of the game, the Bloodharvest is the only way for the Scavengers to earn a spot in the rare, high-class Enclaves that are left after a global apocalypse.

The Scavengers had to capture control points that grant them a chance to escape, but could not kill the Hunter.