Dauntless Being Shutdown By Phoenix Labs In May

Phoenix Labs has announced that they will be closing down their free-to-play action RPG, Dauntless, this coming spring. The news was shared briefly in posts on Steam and various social media platforms by the studio itself.

It has been announced that Dauntless will cease operations on May 29, 2025. After this date, no new content or updates will be added, and the game will no longer be accessible for play.

They ended their social media post with a thank you, acknowledging everyone who took part in the Dauntless adventure.

Almost six years after its initial release in September 2019 across PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Dauntless has now ceased operation. Subsequently, it was made available on the 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.

At the start of January, it was discovered that approximately fifty employees had been laid off at TopMob. Initially, those affected thought that the entire Phoenix Labs operation might be shutting down.

At the moment, I’m still waiting for updates from our parent company, Forte, about the current state of our studio. I’ve sent them a message in hopes of getting some clarity regarding the situation.

At its peak, Phoenix Labs said that Dauntless had seen over 6 million players.

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2025-02-25 00:17