Popular free-to-play fighting game Multiverses announced that they shut down all servers after May 30th. According to TheDirect, “Season 5 will serve as the final update for ‘MultiVersus,’ beginning 2/4/25 and ending 5/30/25. After Season 5 ends, players can enjoy the game offline for the foreseeable future. Visit our blog post and FAQ for more details. Thank you for the support throughout this journey.”Although the game’s online servers will be shut down, the offline features will still work for anyone who wants to play. TheDirect also stated ¨It was also made clear the game will remain playable offline for players who already have it downloaded; however, after that May 30 date, it will be delisted from digital storefronts.¨ The game’s online servers will be shut down after the 5th season in “This decision was not made lightly,” The director of the game, Tony Hyunh, expresses his sadness about the game’s apparent shutdown here. He also stated this in his post, “To every IP holder, thank you for entrusting us with your babies; we hope we made the characters true to themselves and felt authentic to your fans. I couldn’t be prouder of the work the PFG team did. Their endless creativity and passion never ceased to inspire and amaze me. And of course, I wanted to thank every player who has ever played or supported ‘MultiVersus.’ Delighting and serving players is Player First Games objective.” He also expressed his disappointment that they could not add more prominent and popular characters for the players to use and play with. “I’m sorry if we couldn’t get to your favorite character. I think Aquaman and Lola are cool, and I hope you all check them out. Character selection comes down to many things, including development time, listening to what the community wants, working with IP holders and approvals, a cross-marketing opportunity available to support, and, of course, if the team is inspired to make the character. So a lot goes into to it.” 

Although no main reason has been officially announced for the game’s shutdown, many people think that the game failed due to the selling of various characters to play. The sale of many things, matched with its more-than-low player count, failed the game. TheDirect acknowledged, ¨Unofficially, many players attribute the game’s failure and ensuring shutdown to its monetization strategy, as additional fighters must be purchased a la carte and cosmetic purchases ballooned in price during the game’s relatively short life.”

Some claim this monetization model was not sustainable for the title, especially given the relative lack of player base. To put it into perspective (outside of its launch month), the game peaked at a concurrent player count of just over 13,000 on Steam (via SteamDB).¨ many people compare the low player count of 13,000 to other games of a similar genre. This includes the popular fighting game Brawlhalla, with an average player count of 10,000-18,000. According to TheDirect, ¨In comparison, another free-to-play fighter, Brawlhalla (released over eight years ago), averages 10,000 to 14,000 players on Steam at any given time throughout the day.¨ So, although no reason has been officially stated, The game will go offline as of May 30th, 2025.