Today Is Your Last Day To Play Dauntless

Today is the final day you possibly can play Dauntless earlier than it shuts down for good. The free-to-play monster searching sport has been round since 2019, however after a change in studio possession and sweeping layoffs, Dauntless will now not be playable in any kind after at present.

Usually in comparison with Monster Hunter, however extra beginner-friendly, Dauntless was usually well-reviewed when it first launched in 2019 after simply over a 12 months in early entry. The sport was an early adopter of cross-progression and cross-play, initially releasing throughout PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

In 2023, developer Phoenix Labs was quietly acquired by blockchain firm Forte Labs, across the similar time as the corporate laid off round 9% of its workforce. Additional layoffs and a sport cancellation adopted in 2024, and most lately the corporate laid off nearly all of its workforce, shortly earlier than it was introduced that Dauntless could be shutting down.

Initially an Epic Video games Retailer unique for PC, Dauntless launched on Steam in late 2024 in a transfer that noticed the title being review-bombed on the Valve storefront. The discharge coincided with the launch of the Dauntless: Awakening replace, which players described as a “monetization playground” attributable to new in-game transactions.

Dauntless nonetheless has principally damaging critiques on Steam, although current critiques are blended with long-term gamers leaving constructive reminiscences of the sport in anticipation of its shutdown. On the Epic Video games Retailer, the place it was accessible for a far longer time period, Dauntless has a 4.5-star ranking.

Dauntless can be shut down for good at 11:45 PM PST tonight, Might 29. Phoenix Labs’ announcement of the shutdown says the sport will “now not be accessible to play” after this level, so it is unlikely the builders are planning to supply an alternate offline model of the sport.