Free-to-play RPG Dauntless to be shut down in Could 2025
Phoenix Labs has introduced its free-to-play RPG Dauntless shall be going offline on Could 29, 2025. It is going to now not obtain extra content material or updates past this date.
The studio shared the information in a put up to social media, and supplied an expanded assertion on its Discord server (through GamesRadar).
“This was not a simple determination, and we need to specific our gratitude to our gamers, companions, and the proficient builders who introduced Dauntless to life,” the corporate mentioned. “To our group, your ardour, creativity, and dedication made Dauntless greater than only a recreation – it turned a shared world and place the place friendships have been cast.
“We all know there have been occasions we did not get it proper, however we at all times strived to provide the finest expertise we may. We’re grateful on your suggestions, persistence, and assist through the years.”
Dauntless launched in September 2019, and was made obtainable on PS5 and Xbox Sequence X|S in 2021.
The shutdown of Dauntless follows a recent round of layoffs at Phoenix Labs, which noticed the “majority” of its workers let go.
The studio mentioned on the time that the way forward for Dauntless and farming life sim Fae Farm remained unsure, and that it might share “extra particulars within the coming weeks.”
Layoffs first started at Phoenix Labs in 2023, when 9% of its workforce was made redundant in Could adopted by 34 workers being let go in December throughout its publishing, HR, IT, and shared providers.
In Could 2024, 140 employees were reportedly dismissed after the studio was acquired by blockchain platform Forte over a yr in the past.
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