Phoenix Labs is officially shutting down its free-to-play action RPG Dauntless this spring. In a post on Steam and social media, the studio kept the announcement pretty short and sweet.
“Dauntless is shutting down on May 29, 2025,” the announcement reads. “Dauntless will receive no additional content or updates. The game will no longer be available to play on May 29, 2025.”
They closed the social media post, specifically, saying, “Thanks to all for being a part of the Dauntless journey.”
Dauntless’ shutdown comes nearly six years after it first launched in September 2019 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game had since been released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
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The movealso comes during a tumultuous time for Phoenix Labs as a studio.
In January, Insider Gaming learned that roughly 50 people were let go at the company. There was a belief among those let go at the time that Phoenix Labs as a whole was set to be closed.
As of writing, parent company Forte has yet to make an announcement on the status of the studio. Insider Gaming has reached out, however, to attempt to get clarity on the situation.
At its peak, Phoenix Labs said that Dauntless had seen over 6 million players.
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