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Star Wars: Hunters to go offline in October

The final update for Star Wars: Hunters will arrive on April 15.

Donovan Erskine

March 14, 2025 11:45 AM

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NaturalMotion and Zynga have announced that mobile shooter Star Wars: Hunters will end its service this October. The game’s final update will come in April before the game is rendered unplayable later this year.

The Star Wars: Hunters shutdown was announced in a message to players. While the team states that the decision was “not made lightly,” no specific reason was given for the shutdown. The final content update will arrive on April 15 and add Tuya as the last roster addition. This update will also disable all microtransactions. On October 1, 2025, servers for Star Wars: Hunters will go offline and the game will no longer be playable.

Star Wars: Hunters launched in May 2024 for iOS and Android. The game was targeting a PC release at some point in the future, but those plans have presumably been scrapped. Zynga will not be issuing refunds for recently purchased Crystals or Arena Passes, but encourages players to get their use out of them before the final update drops on April 15.

Star Wars: Hunters is the latest live service game to get the axe. Just yesterday, it was announced that Spectre Divide and developer Mountaintop Studios will be shutting down.

Donovan Erskine

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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_