Published , by Donovan Erskine
Published , by Donovan Erskine
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.