Welcome to the worst article I have to write every year. I mean, nobody is really making me do it. But I still feel I have to write it; I don’t want to lose sight of the fact that while we get lots of new MMOs and multiplayer titles every year, we also lose a few too. It sucks, but I want to make sure they’re remembered.
In 2024, we lost ArcheAge (twice), The Wagadu Chronicles, Warhaven, Chimeraland, Genfanad, HPMA, and Concord, plus MMOs like Zenith and Temtem went so hard into maintenance mode they’re pretty much gone too. We even lost some in-development titles, like Blue Protocol and Odyssey, which will never launch in the west at all, and of course, MMOs like Shadowbane have been lost and revived repeatedly, so I’m not sure how much it stings – but it still sucks. This sucks.
o7, old friends.
Hearthstone is sunsetting its Duels Mode in April, Blizzard has announced
Nexon’s Vindictus is killing off all of its PvP systems in two weeks
Temtem closes its competitive esports tournament and associated Showdown standalone PvP side game
Minecraft Legends releases its final content update before entering maintenance mode
APB Reloaded is sunsetting its console versions – in fact, the Xbox server is already permanently offline
Riot Games laid off over 500 people last night, and no we don’t know what it means for the Riot MMO
The Day Before has officially sunsetted, bringing its early access drama to a final ending
Kritika Global is officially shut down on Steam today while Kritika Zero heads for release tomorrow
What we knew about Blizzard’s now-dead survival game, Odyssey
Avatar franchise mobile MMO Avatar Reckoning has been canceled after split from Tencent
Nexon is shutting down its multiplayer medieval war game Warhaven in April
Tencent-backed Chimeraland is shutting down at the end of March
Netmarble’s Paragon spinoff Paragon: The Overprime is slated for sunset on April 22
Changyou is sunsetting its global Shadowbane revival in May over ‘business adjustments’
The Crew 2 heads into maintenance mode with this week’s final update
Noah’s Heart is sunsetting April 29 as Archosaur diverts players to Dragon Raja
Multiplayer medieval fantasy brawler Warhaven has officially sunsetted
Battlefield 2042 confirms Season 7 is the shooter’s last as development focus shifts to the next title
My Little Pony fan MMO Legends of Equestria is closing its European server
Sony shuts down LittleBigPlanet 3 for good, along with all its online player-created levels
Kakao’s western version of ArcheAge is sunsetting in June
Kickstarted MMORPG-turned-TCG Genfanad gives up, will sunset April 30
World of Warcraft is retiring the Companion App as it looks forward to the Cataclysm Classic conversion
World of Tanks shares its calendar of events for May and closes out its replay video series after 10 years
Cutesy golfing MMO PangYa sunsets in Thailand, marking the official end of the game
Kickstarted afrofantasy MMORPG The Wagadu Chronicles is sunsetting before launch
Tencent and Control developer Remedy cancel co-op Project Kestrel
Lightforge Games halts social RPG production, downsizes to a skeleton crew
Ubisoft cancels The Division Heartland in spite of record annual corporate revenues
Redfall’s final update brings offline mode and revamps neighborhood and nest mechanics
Overwatch 2 is killing its Hero Mastery Gauntlet PvE mode at the end of season 10
Wildermyth developer Worldwalker Games announces that the game’s full-time development has ended
Legends of Aria’s crypto version, Britaria, goes bust over ‘financial constraints’
Jandisoft’s Mad World is sunsetting on July 4 after only 15 months online
XLGAMES’ messy masterpiece ArcheAge has officially sunsetted
Tribes 3 Rivals heads into de facto maintenance mode as developers offer compensation
EA is killing PS3 and Xbox 360 online functionality for three Battlefield games
PvPvE team shooter Exoprimal enters de facto maintenance mode starting July 11
Tencent’s co-op looter-shooter Synced is sunsetting just a year after its western PC launch
Riot Games was reportedly working on a Smash Bros-style League of Legends platform brawler
Kickstarted VR MMO Zenith officially goes into maintenance mode
Gamigo is closing down RIFT EU server Bloodiron, the last PvP bastion in the game
VR MMO Zenith strives for ‘a more sustainable vision’ as it shuts down three servers
Zenith’s final content update before maintenance mode will arrive at the end of August
Mobile online RTS Rival Kingdoms sunsets after eight years of operation
NetEase abruptly announces an October sunset for Harry Potter Magic Awakened’s western version
Blue Protocol is shutting down in Japan and will not be localized for the west
Kickstarted VR MMO Zenith just released its last content patch before heading into maintenance mode
Vague Patch Notes: When did Blue Protocol really die?
Sony is killing Concord on September 6 and issuing refunds
Concord’s players are jumping to their deaths in matches to chase trophies before the game shuts down
Fight or Kite: Harry Potter Magic Awakened was the most full-featured MMO you never played
Splatoon 3’s Finale is the end of regular updates and the beginning of maintenance mode
Puzzle MMO Islands of Insight will sunset at the end of October – here’s how to keep playing offline
Vampire MMORPG Shadow’s Kiss sunsets, with a dire warning about the early access trap
Kickstarted survival sandbox Fractured Veil is sunsetting this week, having never left early access
Microsoft is sunsetting multiplayer functionality for Age of Empires 3’s classic version
Splatoon 3’s Splatoween for Halloween is a blast from Splatoon’s past
Hi-Rez’s Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout will be sunsetting in February
NCsoft MOBA Battle Crush will sunset in November without ever leaving early access
Zenith shuts down legacy shards for PS VR 1 and Quest 1 on November 6
Sony didn’t just sunset Concord – now it’s closing Concord’s studio, Firewalk
RIP Harry Potter Magic Awakened – NetEase officially killed it off last night
Bethsoft’s Elder Scrolls Legends will sunset on January 30 after five years in maintenance mode
Sony reflects on team FPS Concord’s disaster: ‘We are still in the process of learning’
Old School RuneScape will sunset its Java client next year and revive Leagues V next week
Ubisoft is shuttering XDefiant already, along with multiple studios – around 277 workers affected
Deceive Inc. developer dissolves after hitting a ‘breaking point,’ but the game will stay online for now
Now XLGAMES is sunsetting the Korean version of ArcheAge too
Square-Enix’s multiplayer arena shooter Foamstars is entering maintenance mode after less than a year
