Sony’s heist-inspired shooter Fairgame$ is pivotally shifting toward an extraction-based gameplay model. Internal documents reveal three core modes intended to salvage the project following negative playtest feedback and leadership departures at Haven Studios.

According to a report from Insider Gaming, Fairgame$ is expected to get new modes. Apparently, Insider Gaming received a document with a total of three modes: Break In, Drill, and Extract.

The game mode description in the document reads:
Break In – Find a vault code to gain access to the safe. Collect cash, upgrade your skillset, and make your play.

Drill – The vault is breached. Be the team to grab the cargo, or set up your strategy to intercept it.

Extract – The Cargo must be brought to the Extraction Site. Use the Extraction device to call your ride home. If your team fails to extract cargo, use another exit to Getaway.

The game was revealed back in 2023, with Haven Studios Creative Director Mathieu Leduc describing it as "a fresh, modern take on the heist genre."

"In a nutshell, this is a thrilling competitive heist game where you join an underground movement to rob the ultra-rich and rebalance the scales," Leduc further stated.

Although the game is still in development, it faced a significant number of hassles while being in development.

Fairgame$' Undulating Journey So Far

While this new update will certainly boost the team's morale, the title hasn't received positive feedback to date, with the next playtest scheduled for this weekend.

The game has received a somewhat similar response to Concord, which later became one of the worst first-party titles. Also, the studio’s founder, Jade Raymond, stepped down from the leadership role in 2025.

Not only that, the previous playtests indicated that the game is feeling "super clunky" and is "not fun" to play at the moment. The studio is expected to work on it so that the outcome is better.

But even if we ignore the aforementioned and look at it as a good extraction shooter, we can't ignore the fact that Bungie's Marathon is also struggling with player count despite receiving positive critical reviews.

Fairgame$ is bound to be a free-to-play title with in-game purchases. Meaning that it would need players to spend money in-game for it to cover the costs.

It will be an arduous task for Haven Studios to pull off this title and make it worthy of competing against ARC Raiders. Nonetheless, the developers look to continue making improvements to the game.

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Written by

Dhruv Singh

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Aadesh Dhote