MultiVersus Shuts Down After Season 5 Ends in May

Player First Games has announced that MultiVersus Season 5 will mark the end of the Warner Bros. platform fighting game, with the final shutdown scheduled for May 30, 2025, at 9 a.m. PST. The studio shared this news through a blog post on their website, confirming that MultiVersus, which debuted on May 28 of the previous year, will kick off its final season on February 4, 2025, and run until its closure. At that time, online play will cease, but players can continue enjoying all their earned and purchased content offline through local and training modes.

“Most importantly, we want to thank every player and person who has ever played or supported MultiVersus,” a heartfelt message from the MultiVersus team reads. “All of us on the Player First Games and Warner Bros. Games teams have poured our heart and soul into this game. We will be forever grateful for the incredible support of the MultiVersus community throughout this journey.”

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

Player First has also confirmed that real-money transactions for MultiVersus have been discontinued as of today. However, players can still use Gleamium and character tokens to access in-game content until the end of support on May 30. At that time, MultiVersus will be removed from the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Steam, and Epic Games Store.

The decision to end MultiVersus follows reports that the game was considered a significant disappointment for Warner Bros. Discovery. During a financial call in November, the company disclosed that MultiVersus underperformed expectations, leading to a $100 million writedown in its games sector. This added to a total of $300 million in losses, following the launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League in January. Additionally, Variety reported just last week that Warner Bros. Games head David Haddad would be leaving the company after a challenging 2024.

“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,” stated chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels during the November call.

Despite the game shutting down shortly after its one-year anniversary, Season 5 promises to conclude with a flourish. Alongside the usual seasonal updates, new characters Lola Bunny and Aquaman will join the roster. Lola Bunny, the Looney Toons icon, will be unlockable via a daily calendar reward, while the DC superhero Aquaman will be available through the battle pass. Both characters will be accessible starting next week.