Today marks the end for once-promising free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus; it’s being delisted from stores and will cease to be playable online in just a few hours, meaning you’ve only got a short time to log in and create a offline save if you want to keep playing after today.
MultiVersus’ closure was announced earlier this year, following a string of dubious decisions by publisher Warner Bros. The game did, however, get off to a strong start when its beta launched back in 2022, steadily building out a distinctive roster of familiar faces – from Gremlin’s Gizmo to Marvin the Martian – as development went on.
But with players numbers dwindling, Warner suddenly announced it was pulling the game offline in 2023 and that it wouldn’t be playable again until its full launch in 2024. And if that wasn’t enough to diminish community goodwill, the publisher’s refusal to offer refunds for Founder’s Packs or Gleamium bundles certainly was.
When the game eventually returned last May, it brought further complaints around new character limitations and monetisation. MultiVersus struggled to find a footing after that, ultimately leading to its closure announcement earlier this year.
At the time – as early Founder’s Pack purchases expressed dismay at the “scam” – Warner Bros. and developer Player First Games confirmed servers would be shut down and the fighter delisted from stores today, 30th May. However, there was also the promise MultiVersus would remain playable offline “for the foreseeable future”. That, though, required one important step: players must have logged in sometime between 4th February and today’s closure.
Officially, MultiVersus’ journey ends today at 5pm BST/9am PT, meaning lapsed players will need to log in ASAP if they want to continue playing offline. “After logging in,” Warner explained previously, “a local save file will be automatically created connected to your PlayStation Network, Microsoft Store, Steam, or Epic Games Store account, allowing you to enjoy the game offline with all earned and purchased content moving forward.”
“All of us on the Player First Games and Warner Bros. Games teams have poured our heart and soul into this game,” the companies wrote in that same earlier statement. “We will be forever grateful for the incredible support of the MultiVersus community throughout this journey.”
MultiVersus’ demise comes amid a run of high-profile gaming failures at Warner Bros. in recent years, with Gotham Knights, Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and last year’s Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions all having failed to resonate with consumers. It was a period helmed by Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad, who departed the company earlier this year. Since then, Warner Bros. has cancelled its long-in-the-works Wonder Woman game, and closed beloved studio Monolith Productions and a number of other internal teams, all leading to disappointing recent financial results for the beleaguered publisher.