STUG

STUG is a free-to-play multiplayer tank combat game that launched on April 3, 2023. The store description explicitly states "STUG is always evolving with rotating gamemodes, new maps, and new vehicles," and the game features a cosmetics shop where players can purchase stickers and decals — hallmarks of an ongoing live-service game designed to keep growing indefinitely rather than reach a defined endpoint. Since launch, the developer has maintained a consistent cadence of updates. Three major content drops have shipped: the Tankball gamemode (May 2023), the Map Editor and Gamemode Rotation update including a new Team Deathmatch mode (September 2023), and a new Conquest map along with a holiday cosmetic bundle (December 2023). A fourth major update in October 2024 brought a new Hunted gamemode, custom public/private games, user-generated map uploads, and a map editor overhaul. Alongside these, multiple feature patches have added systems like the squad system, matchmaking improvements, map voting, community map support, and ongoing balance changes. The most recent developer communication was a feature patch on May 21, 2025. The game's structure — free-to-play, rotating game modes, a cosmetics shop, community-driven map tools, and the developer's own stated commitment to ongoing evolution — places it firmly in the category of a game designed to receive continuous updates with no defined end point.