Free-to-play 3v3 shooter Spectre Divide is set to shut down just six months after its initial launch in September 2024, mere weeks after making its debut on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Developer Mountaintop Studios will also be closing its doors.
In a statement shared today on social media, Mountaintop CEO Nate Mitchell confirmed the news. “Unfortunately, the Season 1 launch hasn’t reached the level of success required to sustain the game and keep Mountaintop operational,” the post reads.
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Initially optimistic, the team reported attracting around 400,000 players within the first week, with a peak concurrent count of approximately 10,000 across all platforms. However, as time passed, the team noted insufficient active players and revenue to cover daily operational costs. “Since the PC launch, we stretched our remaining capital as far as possible,” the post continued, “but at this point, we’ve run out of funding to support the game.”
Efforts to keep the project alive included seeking a publisher, additional investment, or acquisition. Unfortunately, these attempts proved unsuccessful. “The industry is in a tough spot right now,” the statement concluded.
Spectre Divide will go offline within the next 30 days, and any funds spent by players since the Season 1 launch will be refunded.
This announcement contradicts earlier reports from October 2024 suggesting that Spectre Divide was here to stay. At the time, Mitchell stated, “The servers aren’t shutting down, and the updates aren’t going to stop,” assuring that Mountaintop had “the funds to support Spectre for a long time.”
IGN’s positive preview of Spectre Divide in August 2024 lauded the tactical 3v3 shooter for its innovative Duality system, which allowed players to control two characters during matches. Despite this praise, the game joins a growing list of live-service failures, including Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Sony’s Concord.
