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Dauntless to shut down permanently in May

The shutdown comes two years after developer Phoenix Labs was reportedly acquired by a blockchain company.
Donovan Erskine
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Phoenix Labs has announced that Dauntless, the free-to-play monster-hunting action RPG released in 2019, will shut down on May 29. The game will no longer be playable after that date.

Phoenix Labs posted a brief statement on X to announce the shutdown of Dauntless.

Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs was reportedly acquired back in 2023 by Forte, a blockchain/cryptocurrency company. According to a 2024 report from Game Developer, employees at Phoenix Labs were instructed to keep news of the acquisition a secret.

Phoenix Labs laid off over a hundred employees in 2024, and conducted another round this past January. In 2023 the studio released Fae Farm, a farming and lifestyle simulator.

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_

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