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.