Keep in mind Bully Online, that fan-made mod that launched on-line multiplayer to Rockstar Video games’ Bully, which launched in mid-December 2025? Nicely, if you happen to did not get the possibility to play it when it got here out, then you definitely by no means will, as a result of it has been shut down perpetually.
Based on a Discord post by a moderator named Yubari, everything–the Bully Online venture, the official Discord server, script improvement, supply code, webpages, launcher, and all Bully Online account data–has been completely deleted as of January 14. The YouTube video saying the venture’s launch has been privated, the Ko-Fi web page has been eliminated, and some other Bully Online-related materials can also be unavailable. The ship has pale into the fog, if you’ll.
There is not any clarification for why this occurred simply but. Nonetheless, Yubari famous that “this was not one thing [the team] wished.” YouTuber, developer, “huge Bully fan,” and Bully Online venture lead, SWEGTA, posted on X on January 14 that he’ll “make a correct assertion on the scenario” in a YouTube video he’ll submit on January 21.
The hypothesis amongst followers of Bully Online, although, is that the group could have obtained a stop and desist from both developer Rockstar Vancouver or its mum or dad firm, Take-Two Interactive, maybe for making an attempt to monetize belongings created by Rockstar. We’ll discover out when SWEGTA feedback on the scenario subsequent week.
Bully Online was a mod for Rockstar’s 2006 highschool menacing sim Bully. The mod allowed you to play minigames, role-play, compete in races, fend off towards NPCs, and more–all with your pals and strangers on-line. It additionally featured free-roaming, a “fleshed-out” stock system, and in-game currencies so you should purchase goodies like housing, gadgets, and autos. It primarily resembled GTA Online and RDR Online, however in an unofficial capability. And now, it is gone perpetually. RIP.