In less than a month, fans ofPlanetSide Arenawill have to bid a permanent farewell to the massively multiplayer sci-fi arena shooter. Released in early access on June 17, 2025, the free-to-play game will be shutting down its servers for good on Jul 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. PST.
Daybreak Game Company’s Executive Producer Andy Sites released a statement in which he explained that the reason for the abrupt shutdown is because “population levels make it impossible to sustain the gameplay experience we envisioned.” He assured fans that the development team remainscommitted to thePlanetSideuniverseand that this does not mark the end of the franchise. However, unlike some games that remain playable on private servers after official servers have shut down,PlanetSide Arenawill not be accessible in any way after January 10.
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All DLC and hard currency purchase options have already been removed from Steam, but any virtual currency such as Battle Coins and Certs earned in-game can be used until the servers shut down. Players who have already made cash purchases, such as for DLC or virtual currency, will automaticallyreceive a full refundto their Steam wallet shortly after the servers go offline.
Developed and published by Daybreak Game Company,PlanetSideArenapromisedhuge battles in massive arenas, focusing on traditional arena-style warfare with a futuristic twist. The early access version of the game offered three starting classes for players to choose from—assault, engineer, and medic—and released with two different 300-player battle royale modes, with each side composed of either solo players, 3-player teams, or 12-player squads. Players could battle it out with tanks, ATVs, jetpacks, hovercraft, and a decent array of weapons. The one-year development roadmap revealed plans for a Massive Clash mode that would support up to 1000 players, as well as additional classes, vehicles, weapons, a progression system, and even holiday events.
PlanetSide Arenais the third game in the franchise that began withPlanetSidein 2003 on PC. That massively multiplayerfirst-person shooterenjoyed massive success for well over a decade before its servers officially went offline in 2016. By then, however,PlanetSide 2had already been live for nearly four years and had grown a large, dedicated player base.
PlanetSide Arenais currently available on PC and will be accessible until June 21, 2025.
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