Offline vs Delisted

[limber yoke]

Hi, I was looking at some old mobile games which have shuttered service and since been removed from their respective app stores.
Example: Tales of Erin
Post announcing shutdown of game:https://www.facebook.com/share/p/AX3qMpEdrudbRYef/
Dead Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.efun.cl.se
Dead App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tales-of-erin/id1383155729

This example fits into both the Offline and Delisted status; which one should be used in situations like this? I imagine it's a common issue for this type of game.

[oak venture]

Offline refers to still ownable and playable, but online functionality has been disabled.

Delisted refers to being totally removed from stores

[limber yoke]

this seems contrary to what the contribution guidelines state:
The game is currently unavailable to play. A date the game went offline is possible to add. For example, servers for the MMO WildStar shut down in 2018 and is therefore no longer playable.
https://github.com/twitchtv/igdb-contribution-guidelines/wiki/Status

[oak venture]

Delisted is the newer status so it's possible the guidelines could use rewording, but this was the intent of differeniation when Delisted was added.

[limber yoke]

i see, ty for clarifying

[chilly sable]

If you have a date of when the services shut down, you can add them in the Release date section with the 'Offline' status in them @limber yoke

just worth noting that

[limber yoke]

ty, i was actually just about to come back with this question lol

will do!

[chilly sable]

no worries!

[oak venture]

Offline is also one of the Statuses in Release Dates so it can be platform specific

[devout flint]

Just want to clarify