In the age of games as a service and online multiplayer, it seems nothing lasts forever. Game closing announcements are very common these days. Whether they're running on old hardware that's no longer supported or have failed to generate enough player interest to justify running online servers, it's always disappointing when a game announces its end of service.
While some live service sports shutdowns come with fanfare, such as the shutdown consent In September 2024, two weeks after it started, the others quietly go into the night. So far, 2026 has seen 52 games close at the halfway point of the year. It seems like EA games are getting shut down left and right, but other notable games have suffered the same fate.
Even more games have been removed from storefronts, but are still playable for players who have already purchased them. This list includes all games that have been taken completely offline and are not playable in 2026.
10 PlayStation + PC games closing on June 1
June 1 will see the cooling of games in the PlayStation and PC space, with a total of 10 games taken offline on that date.
The games are closed in June 2026
- song — January 12
- Warlander – 20 January
- The Sims Mobile — January 24
- NBA Live 19 — 30 January
- Restricted — February 20
- — February 20
- Puppet Master: The Game – 25 February
- Survive – 25 February
- Armor of Doom – 28 February
- Football Club Manager 26 Live– 28 February
- Palace of Chaos – 28 February
- Dream of Relics – March 1
- Orake Classic – March 1
- Practice VR (Steam) – March 5
- History of the Celestial Path — March 12
- Highguard — March 12
- King Arthur: The Rise of Legends — March 12
- Capture the white walls – 16 March
- final (PS4) – March 18
- Ultimate Player: VR Battle Royale – March 20
- Beaver made – March 30
- PUBG: Blindspot – March 30
- master of the world – March 30
- Escape point – March 31st
- My City: Dessert Slice
- Eldegarde
- WBSC eBaseball: Power Pro
- WWE 2K24 Online Services – March 31
- Zombie Army VR Co-op Servers – March 31st
- black stain – April 1
- Rift Research — April 4
- frenzies — April 7
- Genshin effect (PS4) – 8 April
- king of meat — April 9
- Granblue Fantasy: Vs Online Services – April 20
- Pandemic Express — April 21
- Tsukuyomi: Divine Hunter — 22 April
- R2BEAT — April 23
- Dragon Age: Exploration Online Services (PS3) — April 28
- Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare (PS3) — April 28
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt — April 28
- Dragon Arena – April 30
- Raid One: 1 vs 5 online boss battle – April 30
- Wildgate (China) – April 30
- Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge – April 30
- Babkos – May 1
- Faehnor online — May 4
- Tombstone MMO – 5 Baisakh
- The Cube, save us – 7th of June
- — 16 May
- Village heroes — May 18
- Dust 2 Online — May 20
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BioWare said goodbye to Anthem in January 2026
The year began with several EA games shutting down in January, including BioWare's infamous live-service RPG. song. Although the game received mixed reviews when it launched back in 2019, BioWare tried to pick it up. songtook early criticism to heart and rebooted the game in early 2020. However, these plans never gained traction, and all development ceased. song in 2021, although the servers remained active until earlier this year.
songTwo other EA games were discontinued in the same month following the death of: The Sims Mobile and NBA Live 19. The Sims Fans still have access The Sims 4Even if the mobile game is closed, and Project Rene The Sims Franchise, still in development. NBA Live 19On the other hand, the last entry in the franchise, the series was canceled in 2019.
Highguard only lasted 45 days before being shut down
Highguard Another unfortunate example of a high-profile live-service game failing to capture gamers' attention. The Game Awards have gone from being “one more thing” in 2025, to being released a month later, to being all but shut down in a matter of months. Highguard As the latest victim of the live-service burnout that gamers seem to be feeling en masse. While some players saw the writing on the wall Highguard’s controversial announcement, others had hoped that developer Wildlight Entertainment would find a way to keep players engaged and the game alive in the rough free-to-play hero shooter market. However, Wildlight pulled the plug Highguard In March this year, 90 percent of the players lost just one week after the start of the game.
Last-Gen Consoles will lose support from many games in 2026
Despite the fact that the current console generation took a while to really take off, it's clear that players are still running out of time to play online games using their PS4 or Xbox One. Currently in 2026, both popular gacha games from HoYoverse and Embark Studios' competitive shooter final Online service for PlayStation 4 has ended. While these games are still going strong on other platforms, players from previous generations of consoles cannot access the games' servers.
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PUBG: Blindspot came and went with little notice
A spin-off of the popular battle royale game, was a 5v5 top-down tactical shooter that was released in early access on Steam on February 4, 2026. HighguardThe game ran for a month or so before being delisted from Steam and shut down entirely on March 30th. It's surprising that the name is as big as it is. PUBG Suffered from an obvious marketing problem, but the game reached over 3,000 players on the platform before seeing a dramatic drop-off leading to its shutdown.
Classic EA game shutdowns continued in April 2026
This year hasn't been kind to fans of EA Games, with even more closures on some of the publisher's titles coming in April. Both for online servers Dragon Age: Exploration and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden War PS3 versions of the games were discontinued on April 28. It's sad to know that even if these games were on platforms two generations removed from current hardware, they would no longer be accessible due to preservation reasons.
Notable games are still facing closure in 2026 and beyond
- Rec room – June 1
- – 19 June
- Battlefield fanatic — 22 June
- Elder Scrolls: Blades – June 30
- (In-game purchases are disabled) — July 20
- NBA 2K25
- TopSpin 2K25
As if the list of games that have already closed in 2026 isn't bleak enough, there are still plenty of titles that are slated for closure in the coming year. A long-running VR game Rec room Closing on June 1st, that marks the end of an era for VR enthusiasts. Quantic Dreams' After only three months in early access, it was announced to be closed next month.
Bethesda's mobile game Elder Scrolls: Blades will close on June 30, and Battlefield fanatic The servers will be offline for the next month as well. Amazon Games' MMO new world In-game purchases will be removed in July 2026, with the game's servers expected to shut down in January 2027. NBA 2K25 and TopSpin 2K25 It is also said to be shutting down its online services at the end of this year. It can be discouraging to invest time and effort into a live-service game knowing that it will inevitably take off, but there are still many live-service success stories that have resulted in long-standing pillars of the gaming community that are still standing for the foreseeable future.
