 Xaviant left "The Culling" servers open for players to continue to use.In mid-June 2018, Xaviant announced it was preparing to release a sequel, "The Culling 2", which they had been working on since stopping development of the first game.At this point in time, "Fortnite Battle Royale" had been released and surpassed the popularity of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", and Xaviant's decision to release "The Culling 2" in the oversaturated market was questioned.