MultiVersus to Shut Down When Season 5 Concludes in May

Player First Games announced the impending closure of MultiVersus, its Warner Bros. platform fighter. Season 5, launching February 4th, will be the game's last, concluding on May 30th, 2025, at 9 a.m. PST. The studio detailed the shutdown in a blog post.

Online play will cease on May 30th, but offline access to all acquired content (earned or purchased) will remain via local and training modes. The developers expressed gratitude to the MultiVersus community for their support.

It's been an incredible ride, MVPs. Thank you for all the support. For more details, please visit our blog post https://t.co/tLVzpA9JaQ and FAQ https://t.co/XKuxAnd26j. pic.twitter.com/VLzBDbP0GQ

— MultiVersus (@multiversus) January 31, 2025

Real-money transactions are now disabled, but Gleamium and character tokens can still be used until the May 30th deadline. MultiVersus will be removed from the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store concurrently.

This closure follows reports of MultiVersus' underperformance, contributing to a significant $100 million writedown for Warner Bros. Discovery's games division, as revealed in a November financial call. This added to the $300 million writedown following the release of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The departure of Warner Bros. Games head David Haddad further highlights the tumultuous year.

CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels stated during the November call: "We took another $100 million plus impairment due to the underperforming releases, primarily MultiVersus this quarter, bringing total writedown year-to-date to over $300 million in our games business, a key factor in this year’s studio profit decline.”

Despite the shutdown, Season 5 will include new content, notably the addition of Lola Bunny (unlockable via daily calendar) and Aquaman (battle pass reward) as playable characters, providing a final, content-rich update before the game's sunset.