Spectre Divide: Free Shooter Closes Weeks After Console Debut

In a surprising turn of events, the free-to-play 3v3 shooter Spectre Divide is set to shut down just six months after its launch in September 2024, and only weeks after its debut on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. This announcement also marks the closure of its developer, Mountaintop Studios. CEO Nate Mitchell confirmed the news in a statement published on social media today, citing insufficient success in the Season 1 launch to sustain both the game and the studio.

“Unfortunately, the Season 1 launch hasn’t achieved the level of success we needed to sustain the game and keep Mountaintop afloat,” Mitchell explained in the post. Despite an optimistic start with around 400,000 players and a peak concurrent count of approximately 10,000 across all platforms, the game struggled to maintain active players and generate enough revenue to cover ongoing costs.

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Mountaintop Studios stretched their remaining capital as far as possible but ultimately ran out of funding. Efforts to secure a publisher, additional investment, or an acquisition fell through, a situation exacerbated by the current challenging landscape of the gaming industry.

Spectre Divide will be taken offline within the next 30 days, and any money spent by players since the Season 1 launch will be refunded. This decision contradicts earlier statements from October 2024, where Mitchell had assured that Mountaintop had “the funds to support Spectre for a long time,” and that the servers would remain operational with continuous updates.

IGN’s positive preview of Spectre Divide in August 2024 highlighted its unique Duality system, which allowed players to control two characters during matches. However, the game joins a growing list of live-service titles that have struggled to maintain momentum, including Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Sony’s Concord.