Monster Hunter, RPG Free-to-Play, Dauntless, stops on May 29 after a series of disasters for the developer Phoenix Labs.
The studio announcement Imminent judgment today. “Dauntless will not receive any additional content or update”, reads an article Twitter, adding unequivocally that “Dauntless will no longer be available to play on and after May 29, 2025 at 11.45 pm PST.”
A discord article in the official game server can be read as follows: “It was not an easy decision, and we want to express our gratitude to our players, partners and talented developers who gave life to Dauntless.
“For our community, your passion, your creativity and your dedication have made a simple game more difficult – it has become a shared world and a place where friendships were forged. We know there were times when we are ‘Have not succeeded, but we have always tried to give you the best experience we could.
This closure may have been slightly shocking last year, but after Phoenix Labs licensed the “majority of the studio” last monthFans are preparing for the worst. The discord announcement has encountered an appropriate volume of skull and salvation.
It should be remembered that Dauntless was damn fun with its peak, but it was confronted with difficulties after difficulties since Phoenix Labs was quietly acquired by the company Blockchain Forte Labs in 2023.
A The initial layoff wave hit the studio in May 2024 As a separate game, the revelation was canceled after years of development. December 2024 saw the release of An immense and unpopular update Dauntless which emptied the main systems of the game so completely that One of the original staff of Phoenix Labs spoke out against. This transformed Dauntless’s steam starts, in a river of red criticism.
Game developer Previously, strong labs had pressure Several unsuccessful attemptsin their projects. This has never been manifested in Dauntless via mechanics or monetization, but its sudden lower and overhaul would certainly reflect a game whose creators had received new more painful orders.
Meanwhile, in the teams not belonging to blockchain companies: Monster Hunter Wilds made its debut as the best rated match of 2025 with a metricic score of 90, and it is the best -selling game on Steam before the launch this week.
