| 1 | [[quoteright:350:[[VideoGame/BlackCommand https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bc_game_ios_ending.jpg]]]] |
| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Guess you've been... relieved of command. (''VideoGame/BlackCommand'', Jan. 2018--Sept. 2019)]] |
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| 4 | The rise of WebGames and [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRoleplayingGame MMOs]] has led to a particular form of {{Abandonware}}. Such games work by having players' computers constantly communicating with central servers. These servers have to be run by the game studio, which is intensive in both money and labor. They thus depend upon a consistent flow of players and profit to justify keeping them running. As a result, there will inevitably come a time when an online game is no longer supported by its creators. Perhaps the game simply wasn't profitable enough to be worth maintaining, or [[CreatorKiller the creators themselves folded]], or (perhaps the best-case scenario) there's a sequel that has made the original obsolete. Whatever the case, the servers go down, the game is no longer sold commercially, and it simply cannot be played anymore. |
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| 6 | Sometimes, fans will [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes create new servers]] to keep playing, or [[FanRemake outright remake the game from the ground-up]]. But most games never see such a revival due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers cease-and-desist orders]], not enough fanbase to spark interest, a lack of source code or ways to reverse-engineer the server, or other reasons. |
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| 8 | For online games that were never released to begin with, see CanceledVideoGames. Related to TemporaryOnlineContent, where game content is made available online for a limited amount of time, and can no longer be obtained after that. Also related to PermanentlyMissableContent; in this case the entire game is permanently missable if you learn of it too late. |
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| 10 | It's also worth noting that this trope is a major reason why {{UsefulNotes/DRM}} is controversial in the gamer community: DRM often requires connection to a server to verify the software as an anti-piracy measure. Thus, if the developers stop maintaining their DRM servers, you can be prevented from playing a game you bought perfectly legally. While the more benign variants of this will require it only once upon the initial install, even that can later make an otherwise offline game unplayable if a re-install of any sort is needed. For simplicity, though, this page will stick to games whose major or only component was the online mode. |
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| 14 | !!Services |
| 15 | * Dynamic Network Authentication System (2003-2016): CopyProtection for Platform/PlayStation2 online multiplayer games[[note]][=PlayStation=] 2 multiplayer is hosted exclusively by third parties, but later games require the user's console to be authorized by the [=DNAS=] to connect. The last official server for a [=PlayStation=] 2 game (''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'') went offline on March 31, 2016. The [=DNAS=] service was shut down on April 4, terminating many unofficial servers for games that required it. Modern unofficial servers require [=DNAS=] workarounds to access properly.[[/note]] |
| 16 | * [=GameSparks=] (201?-2022): Games that used this backend service were either shut down or lost online functions.[[note]]The service was acquired by Creator/{{Amazon}} and rebranded as their own SDK under AWS.[[/note]] |
| 17 | * [=GameSpy=] (1996-2014): [[https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/GameSpy Games that used this backend service]] were either shut down or lost online functions if they didn't receive replacements from either the original developers or their fan community. [=GameSpy=] also served as the backend of the... |
| 18 | ** Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection (2005-2014): Every online multiplayer video game for the Platform/NintendoDS and Platform/{{Wii}}[[note]]The fan-made [[https://wiimmfi.de/ Wiimmfi]] service restores online multiplayer for games such as ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii''.[[/note]] |
| 19 | * Nintendo Network: Online functionality for the Platform/Nintendo3DS and Platform/WiiU (2011/2012-2024)[[labelnote:note1]]''{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Bank'' is the only app on the 3DS to retain online functionality after the Nintendo Network shutdown, in order for it to connect to ''Home'', its modern replacement.[[/labelnote]][[labelnote:note2]]The fan-made [[https://pretendo.network Pretendo]] service restores online multiplayer for games such as ''VideoGame/Splatoon1'' and ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker''.[[/labelnote]] |
| 20 | * Platform/PlaystationNetwork and [=PlayStation=] Store access for the Platform/PlayStationPortable (2004-2021) [[note]]Originally part of a planned collective server sunset for the PSP, [[Platform/PlayStation3 PS3]] and [[Platform/PlayStationVita PS Vita]], but consumer backlash caused Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment to backtrack on the latter two platforms. PSP games can still technically be purchased and downloaded via the [=PS3=] or PS Vita and then transferred to a PSP if desired, or downloaded directly via a PSP's Account Management menus for games purchased before the store closure.[[/note]] |
| 21 | * [=SegaNet=] (2000-2001): Every online multiplayer video game for the Platform/SegaDreamcast in North America |
| 22 | * Platform/Xbox360 Microsoft Store access (2005-2024) [[note]]Much like the [=PlayStation=] example above, games, game [[DownloadableContent DLCs]] and movies are still credited to the account and accessible on 360 (save for movies, as the [[https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2023/08/17/xbox-360-store-will-close-july-2024/ Microsoft Movies & TV app got discontinued]]). While the grand majority of Xbox 360 games are still playable through backwards compatibility on newer consoles, the shutdown left [[https://www.techradar.com/gaming/over-200-titles-will-become-unavailable-when-the-xbox-360-store-closes-down more than 200 games]] exclusive to the console unavailable for purchase anywhere after the shutdown, due to either not getting backwards compatibility support or a physical release.[[/note]] |
| 23 | * Platform/XboxLive 1.0 (2004-2010): Every online multiplayer video game for the original Platform/{{Xbox}}[[note]]This also extends to original Xbox games made available via backwards compatibility on the Platform/Xbox360 onwards. However, in November 2022, the [[https://insignia.live/ Insignia Live project]] was established with the aim to restore the games' online functionality through their own private servers.[[/note]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | !!Individual Games |
| 26 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 27 | [[folder:Games that are completely shut down]] |
| 28 | [[index]] |
| 29 | * [[/index]]''[[Music/NanabunNoNijyuuni 22/7]] Ongaku no Jikan'' (2020-2021)[[index]] |
| 30 | * ''VideoGame/EightRealms'' (2011-2012) |
| 31 | * ''VideoGame/AceCombatInfinity'' (2014-2018) |
| 32 | * ''VideoGame/AdventureTimeBattleParty'' (2014-2017) |
| 33 | * ''Age of Armor'' (2007-2012) |
| 34 | * ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresCastleSiege'' (2014-2019) |
| 35 | * ''VideoGame/AliensOnline'' (1998-2000) |
| 36 | * ''[=ArchLord=]'' (2005-2014) |
| 37 | * [[/index]]''Music/{{ARGONAVIS}} [=from BanG Dream! AAside=]'' (2021-2022): Succeeded by ''Argonavis -Kimi ga Mita Stage e-'' in 2024.[[index]] |
| 38 | * ''Arpiel'' (2015-2018, Korea; 2017-2019, Taiwan and Russia; 2018-2021, Japan) |
| 39 | * ''VideoGame/AsheronsCall'' (1999-2017) |
| 40 | ** ''Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings'' (2002-2005) |
| 41 | * ''Asta Online'' (2017) |
| 42 | * ''VideoGame/AtlasReactor'' (2016-2019) |
| 43 | * ''VideoGame/AutoAssault'' (2006-2007) |
| 44 | * ''VideoGame/AvalonHeroes'' (2009-2013) |
| 45 | ** ''Avalon Rematch'' (2014-2015) |
| 46 | * ''VideoGame/AvatarHigh'' (200?-201?) |
| 47 | * ''Babylon's Fall'' (2022-2023) |
| 48 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/BackToTheFuture: Blitz Through Time'' (2010-2012): A ''VideoGame/{{Bejeweled}} Blitz'' clone made to promote the [[VideoGame/BackToTheFutureTheGame Telltale video game]].[[index]] |
| 49 | * ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'' (2016-2021) |
| 50 | * ''VideoGame/BattleCatsRangers'' (2017-2019) |
| 51 | * ''VideoGame/BattleGirlHighSchool'' (2015-2019) |
| 52 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' series:[[index]] |
| 53 | ** ''VideoGame/BattlefieldHeroes'' (2009-2015) |
| 54 | ** ''VideoGame/BattlefieldPlay4Free'' (2011-2015) |
| 55 | * ''VideoGame/BattlestarGalacticaOnline'' (2011-2016) |
| 56 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/{{Bakugan}} Dimensions'' (2010-2011)[[index]] |
| 57 | * ''VideoGame/BeatStream'' (2014-2017): arcade operators had the option to receive kits to convert the game to ''VideoGame/{{Nostalgia|BEMANI}}''[[note]]Normally, whenever Konami terminates an arcade game that requires [=eAMUSEMENT=] support, they give arcades the option of installing offline kits so that the games can run without needing to be online, but ''[=BeaSt=]'' was not given an offline kit.[[/note]] |
| 58 | * ''VideoGame/BigAlGame'' (200?-201?) |
| 59 | * ''Big Bible Town'' (2010-201?) |
| 60 | * ''VideoGame/BigFatAwesomeHouseParty'' (2006-2009) |
| 61 | * ''VideoGame/BlackCommand'' (2018-2019) |
| 62 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/BlazBlue Alternative: Dark War'' (2021-2022)[[index]] |
| 63 | * ''Blocksworld'' (2013-2020) |
| 64 | * ''[=BooniePlanet=]'' (2014-2020) |
| 65 | * ''VideoGame/BraveNineStory'' (2022-2024) |
| 66 | * ''VideoGame/{{Breach}}'' (2019) |
| 67 | * ''Build-A-Bear-Ville'' (2008-2015) |
| 68 | * ''VideoGame/CafeWorld'' (2009-2014) |
| 69 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' series:[[index]] |
| 70 | ** ''VideoGame/CarsFastAsLightning'' (2014-2016) |
| 71 | ** ''The World of Cars Online'' (2008-2012) |
| 72 | * ''Chronicles of Spellborn'' (2008-2010) |
| 73 | * ''VideoGame/{{Chromehounds}}'' (2006-2010): Only the single player campaigns are playable, which ultimately serve as an extended tutorial for its defunct online. |
| 74 | * ''City of Steam: Arkadia'' (2014-2016) |
| 75 | * ''Cocktail Prince'' (2017-2018) |
| 76 | * ''VideoGame/CodeGeassGenesicReCode'' (2021-2023) |
| 77 | * ''VideoGame/{{Crasher}}'' (2011) |
| 78 | * ''VideoGame/{{The Crew|2014}}'' (2014–2024) |
| 79 | * ''VideoGame/{{Crimesight}}'' (2022-2023) |
| 80 | * ''VideoGame/CrossBeats'' (2013-2018) |
| 81 | * ''The Culling'' (2017-2019) |
| 82 | ** ''The Culling 2'' (2018) |
| 83 | * ''Cybernet Worlds'' (2001-2014) |
| 84 | * ''VideoGame/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirlOnline'' (2015-2016) |
| 85 | * [[/index]]''Darkfall'' (2009 MMORPG; no relation to the adventure game series ''VideoGame/DarkFall'') (2009-2012)[[index]] |
| 86 | ** ''Darkfall: Unholy Wars'' (2013-2016) |
| 87 | * ''VideoGame/DarkNexusArena'' (2015-2016) |
| 88 | * ''VideoGame/{{Darkspore}}'' (2011-2016) |
| 89 | * ''VideoGame/DateALiveSpiritPledge'' (2018-2023) |
| 90 | * ''VideoGame/DawnOfTheBreakers'' (2018-2020) |
| 91 | * ''VideoGame/{{Dawngate}}'' (2013-2015) |
| 92 | * ''The Day Online'' (2018-2018) |
| 93 | * [[/index]][[Franchise/TheDCU DC Universe]]:[[index]] |
| 94 | ** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamUnderworld'' (2016-2017) |
| 95 | ** ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'' (2015) |
| 96 | * ''Dead Island: Epidemic'' (2014-2015) |
| 97 | * ''Dead Star'' (2016) |
| 98 | * ''{{VideoGame/Deathgarden}}'' (2018-2020) |
| 99 | * ''Deco Online'' (2008-2011) |
| 100 | * ''VideoGame/{{Defiance}}'' (2013-2021) |
| 101 | * ''VideoGame/DestinyChild'' (2018-2023): A Memorial Update will allow players to view unlocked content after the game's shutdown. |
| 102 | * ''VideoGame/DevilsThird Online'' (2016-2017) |
| 103 | * ''VideoGame/DigimonReArise'' (2018-2022) |
| 104 | * ''Disney Music Parade'' (2021–2023) |
| 105 | * ''Disney Tsum Tsum Land'' (2017–2024) |
| 106 | * ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia'' (2018-2024) |
| 107 | * [[/index]]Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse:[[index]] |
| 108 | ** ''VideoGame/DoctorWhoLegacy'' (2013-2019): Succeeded by the offline ''Doctor Who: Infinity''. |
| 109 | ** ''VideoGame/DoctorWhoWorldsInTime'' (2012-2014) |
| 110 | * ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'' (2018-2022) |
| 111 | * ''VideoGame/DragonBallOnline'' (2010-2013) |
| 112 | * ''VideoGame/DragonProject'' (2016-2020) |
| 113 | * ''VideoGame/DragonTavern'' (2008-2022) |
| 114 | * ''VideoGame/DrawnToDeath'' (2017-2019) |
| 115 | * ''VideoGame/{{Dreadnought}}'' (2017-2023) |
| 116 | * ''VideoGame/{{Driveclub}}'' (2014-2020) |
| 117 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/DungeonKeeper'' series:[[index]] |
| 118 | ** ''Dungeon Keeper Online'' (2012-2013) |
| 119 | ** ''Dungeon Keeper'' (2014 mobile game) (2014-2022) |
| 120 | * ''VideoGame/DurangoWildLands'' (2019) |
| 121 | * ''VideoGame/DustFiveOneFour'' (2013-2016) |
| 122 | * ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors: Unleashed'' (2017-2022) |
| 123 | * ''VideoGame/EarthEternal'' (2009-2011) |
| 124 | * ''[=Earthrise=]'' (2011-2013) |
| 125 | * ''VideoGame/EchoesOfMana'' (2022-2023) |
| 126 | * ''VideoGame/EliminatePro'' (2009-2012) |
| 127 | * ''Emil Chronicle Online'' (2005-2017) |
| 128 | * ''VideoGame/TheEnd2012'' (2010-2017) |
| 129 | * ''Endless Ages'' (2003-2007) |
| 130 | * ''Ensemble Girls!'' (2012-2015) |
| 131 | ** [[/index]]''Ensemble Girls!!'' (2016-2018): Updated version with UsefulNotes/{{Live2D}} models. Ultimately replaced with ''Ensemble Girls!! ~Memories~'' in 2018, allowing players to read the stories from the updated version.[[index]] |
| 132 | * ''VideoGame/{{Erenor}}'' (2011-2015) |
| 133 | * ''VideoGame/ErrorGameReset'' (2023-2024) |
| 134 | * ''VideoGame/EtherSagaOdyssey'' (2009-2016) |
| 135 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/EverQuest Online Adventures'' (2003-2012)[[index]] |
| 136 | * ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'' (2015-2023) |
| 137 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{EZ2|DJ}}ON'' series:[[index]] |
| 138 | ** ''RETRO [=EZ2ON=]'' (2008-2009) |
| 139 | ** ''[=EZ2ON=] REBOOT'' (2013)[[note]]Not to be confused with ''[=EZ2ON=] REBOOT : R'', which was released in 2021 and is still in service.[[/note]] |
| 140 | * ''Face Of Mankind'' (2005-2015) |
| 141 | * [[/index]]''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Online'' (2012-2013)[[index]] |
| 142 | * ''VideoGame/FantasyEarthZero'' (2006-2022, Japan; 2010-2011, North America) |
| 143 | * ''VideoGame/{{Fantage}}'' (2008-2018)[[note]]A fan revival called ''Fantage Rewritten'' was made shortly after its closure, but were forced to shut down [[ScrewedByTheLawyers due to legal action from Fantage inc.]]. The project was succeded by ''Pixel Park'' in 2019, which lacked the ''Fantage'' branding, but that too shut down in 2020.[[/note]] |
| 144 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{FIFA|Soccer}} World'' (2013-2015)[[index]] |
| 145 | * ''VideoGame/FightLeague'' (2017-2020) |
| 146 | * ''Fight My Monster'' (2011-2016) |
| 147 | * ''VideoGame/FinalCombat'' (2011-2018) |
| 148 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series:[[index]] |
| 149 | ** ''Final Fantasy VII: The First Soldier'' (2021-2023) |
| 150 | ** ''VideoGame/MobiusFinalFantasy'' (2015-2020) |
| 151 | * ''VideoGame/{{Firefall}}'' (2014-2017) |
| 152 | * ''VideoGame/FrontMission: Online'' (2005-2008) |
| 153 | * ''VideoGame/FusionFall'' (2008-2013) |
| 154 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'''': Worlds of Tommorrow'' (2017-2023) |
| 155 | * ''VideoGame/GameOfThronesAscent'' (2013-2019) |
| 156 | * ''VideoGame/{{Geomon}}'' (2010-2013) |
| 157 | * ''[[VideoGame/GhostInTheShellFirstAssaultOnline Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online]]'' (2015-2017) |
| 158 | * ''VideoGame/GirlCafeGun'' (2019-2023) |
| 159 | * ''VideoGame/{{Glitch}}'' (2011-2012) |
| 160 | * ''VideoGame/GodEater'' series: |
| 161 | ** ''God Eater Mobile'' (2010-2011) |
| 162 | ** ''God Eater Online'' (2017-2018) |
| 163 | ** ''God Eater: Resonant Ops'' (2018-2020) |
| 164 | * ''Gods & Heroes: Rome Rising'' (2011-2012) |
| 165 | * ''VideoGame/GodzillaKaijuCollection'' (2015-2016) |
| 166 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{Grandia}} Online'' (2009-2012)[[index]] |
| 167 | * ''VideoGame/GrimmsNotes'' (2016-2020): App still available as a cutscene viewer. Succeeded by ''VideoGame/ProjectGrimms''. |
| 168 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series:[[index]] |
| 169 | ** ''VideoGame/SDGundamCapsuleFighter'' (2007-2015) |
| 170 | ** ''[[VideoGame/{{UCGO}} Universal Century Gundam Online]]'' (2005-2007) |
| 171 | ** ''VideoGame/GundamEvolution'' (2022-2023) |
| 172 | * ''Guns Up!'' (2015-2023) |
| 173 | * [[/index]]''Gwisal-ui Geom'' (the infamous ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' mockbuster game) (2020)[[index]] |
| 174 | * ''VideoGame/HarryPotterWizardsUnite'' (2019-2022) |
| 175 | * ''VideoGame/{{Hawken}}'' (2012-2017) |
| 176 | * ''Here Be Monsters'' (2012-2015) |
| 177 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Hero 108}} Online'' (2010-2013) |
| 178 | * ''VideoGame/HitmanSniperTheShadows'' (2022 - 2023) |
| 179 | * ''The Hook Up'' (200?-200?) |
| 180 | * ''Hoshinari Echoes'' (2019-2020) |
| 181 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/TheIdolmaster'' series:[[index]] |
| 182 | ** ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls'' (2011-2023; not to be confused with the still-online spinoff game ''The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage'') |
| 183 | ** ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterMillionLive'' (2013-2018) Succeeded by ''The iDOLM@STER Million Live Theater Days''. |
| 184 | ** ''VideoGame/TheIdolmasterSideM'' (Original Mobage 2014-2023, ''LIVE ON ST@GE!'' 2017-2021, ''Growing Stars'' 2021-2023) |
| 185 | * ''VideoGame/IDOLAPhantasyStarSaga'' (2018-2022): The game's cutscenes have been archived on the game's official [=YouTube=] channel. |
| 186 | * ''Videogame/ImmortalSoulBlackSurvival'' (2016-2022) |
| 187 | * ''VideoGame/ImpressiveTitle'' (2008-2010): Succeeded by ''VideoGame/FeralHeart''. |
| 188 | * [[/index]]''[[Literature/AmericanGirlsCollection Innerstar University]]'' (2010-2015)[[index]] |
| 189 | * ''Invokers Tournament'' (2015-2019) |
| 190 | * ''[=InWorldz=]'' (2010-2018) |
| 191 | * ''VideoGame/JumpForce'' (2019-2022) |
| 192 | * ''Kaneva'' (2004-2016) |
| 193 | * ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'' (2013-2016) |
| 194 | ** [[/index]]''Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ''/''Kingdom Hearts Union χ'' (2015-2021): App still available as a cutscene viewer, due to the main campaign's importance to the overarching narrative of the otherwise single-player offline ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series. The single-player ''Dark Road'' component was relaunched in September 2022. Succeeded by ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsMissingLink''. |
| 195 | * ''[[Magazine/MangaTimeKirara Kirara]] Fantasia'' (2017-2023)[[index]] |
| 196 | * ''VisualNovel/KissesAndCurses'' (2016-2018) |
| 197 | * ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheCrystals'' (2010-2012) |
| 198 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/KungFuPanda World'' (2010-2012)[[index]] |
| 199 | * ''[[VideoGame/{{LOCO}} Land of Chaos Online]]'' (2010-2012) |
| 200 | * ''Landmark'' (2016-2017) |
| 201 | * ''Last Period'' (2016-2022) |
| 202 | * ''Legends of Future Past'' (1992-2000) |
| 203 | * ''Legends of Norrath'' (2007-2016) |
| 204 | * [[/index]]''Legends of VideoGame/{{Zork}}'' (2009-2011)[[index]] |
| 205 | * [[/index]]Toys/{{LEGO}} games:[[index]] |
| 206 | ** ''VideoGame/LegoLegacyHeroesUnboxed'' (2020-2022) |
| 207 | ** ''VideoGame/LegoMinifiguresOnline'' (2015-2016) |
| 208 | ** ''VideoGame/LegoUniverse'' (2010-2012) |
| 209 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'' series:[[index]] |
| 210 | ** ''[=LittleBigPlanet=]'' (2008-2021) |
| 211 | ** ''[=LittleBigPlanet=] 2'' (2011-2021) |
| 212 | ** ''[=LittleBigPlanet=] PS Vita'' (2012-2021) |
| 213 | ** ''[=LittleBigPlanet=] Karting'' (2012-2018) |
| 214 | * ''Littlest Pet Shop Online'' (2009-2011) |
| 215 | * ''Littlest Pet Shop'' ''[=VIPs=]'' ''World'' (2007-2010) |
| 216 | * ''[[VideoGame/LittleTailBronx Little Tail Story]]'' (March 2014 - October 2014) |
| 217 | * ''Link Realms'' (2016-2018) |
| 218 | * ''VideoGame/{{Loadout}}'' (2014-2018) |
| 219 | * [[/index]]''Lord of VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' (2010-2014)[[index]] |
| 220 | * ''VideoGame/LostReavers'' (2015-2019) |
| 221 | * ''Creator/{{Lovestruck}}'' (2017-2022) |
| 222 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/LoveLive'' series:[[index]] |
| 223 | ** ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival'' (2013-2023) |
| 224 | ** ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestivalAllStars'' (2019-2023) |
| 225 | ** ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival2MiracleLive'' (2023-2024): The global server, which launched after the announcement of the Japanese server's closure, interestingly made its launch and closure announcements one and the same, running for a mere three months. |
| 226 | * ''VideoGame/{{Lunia}}'' (2007-2013) |
| 227 | * ''VideoGame/{{MAG}}'' (2010-2014) |
| 228 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}: Wizard Wars'' (2014-2016)[[index]] |
| 229 | * [[/index]]Franchise/MarvelUniverse:[[index]] |
| 230 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAcademy'' (2016-2019) |
| 231 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelAvengersAlliance'' (2012-2016) |
| 232 | ** ''VideoGame/MarvelHeroes'' (2012-2017) |
| 233 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperHeroSquadOnline'' (2011-2017) |
| 234 | * ''VideoGame/TheMatrixOnline'' (2004-2009) |
| 235 | * ''VideoGame/MemoriaFreese'' (2017/8-2023) |
| 236 | * ''VideoGame/MimesisOnline'' (2001-2005) |
| 237 | * ''Website/{{Millsberry}}'' (2004-2010) |
| 238 | * ''VideoGame/TheMightyQuestForEpicLoot'' (2013-2016): Rebooted as a mobile game in 2019. |
| 239 | * ''VideoGame/{{Miitomo}}'' (2016-2018) |
| 240 | * ''Million Arthur'' (2014-2020) |
| 241 | * ''VideoGame/MirageArcaneWarfare'' (2017-2018) |
| 242 | * ''VideoGame/ModNationRacers'' (2010-2018) |
| 243 | * ''VideoGame/{{Moirai}}'' (2014-2016) |
| 244 | * ''VideoGame/MonkeyQuest'' (2011-2014) |
| 245 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series:[[index]] |
| 246 | ** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterFrontier'' (2007-2019) |
| 247 | ** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterOnline'' (2013-2019) |
| 248 | * ''VideoGame/MoshiMonsters'' (2006-2019) |
| 249 | * [[/index]]''[[VideoGame/MonsterRancher My Monster Rancher]]'' (2011-2014)[[index]] |
| 250 | * ''Motor City Online'' (2001-2003) |
| 251 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/MuvLuv Alternative: Strike Frontier'' (2016-2018)[[index]] |
| 252 | * ''Namu Amida Butsu!'' (2016-2018) |
| 253 | ** ''VideoGame/NamuAmidaButsuUtena'' (2019-2020) |
| 254 | * ''VideoGame/NeoSteam'' (2009-2012) |
| 255 | * ''NERF Ultimate Championship'' (2022-2023) |
| 256 | * ''VideoGame/NeverwinterNightsAOL'' (1991-1997) |
| 257 | * ''VideoGame/NickelodeonClickamajigs'' (199?-2018) |
| 258 | * ''Nicktropolis'' (2007-2010) |
| 259 | * ''VideoGame/NierReincarnation'' (2020-2024): The Taiwanese/Southeast Asian server was the first to meet its demise on June 30 2023; Japanese and English servers were shut down on April 30, 2024. |
| 260 | * [[/index]]''Nine to Five'' (2021-2023)[[index]] |
| 261 | * ''VideoGame/{{Nosgoth}}'' (2015-2016) |
| 262 | * ''VideoGame/NululuOnline'' (2005-around 2007) |
| 263 | * ''VideoGame/OnAir'' (2018-2020) |
| 264 | * ''Onverse'' (2009-2018) |
| 265 | * ''VideoGame/{{Outernauts}}'' (2012-2016) |
| 266 | * [[/index]]''Outer Worlds'' (1998-2014) (Not to be confused with ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'' or ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds'')[[index]] |
| 267 | * ''VideoGame/OverrideMechCityBrawl'' (2018-2022): Succeeded by ''VideoGame/Override2SuperMechLeague''. |
| 268 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{O2Jam}}'' series:[[index]] |
| 269 | ** ''[=O2Jam=]'' (PC) (2002-around 2013) |
| 270 | ** ''[=O2Jam=] Analog'' (2010-2013) |
| 271 | ** ''[=O2Jam=] U'' (2012-2019) |
| 272 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/PacMan'' series:[[index]] |
| 273 | ** ''VideoGame/PacManMonsters'' (2014-2015) |
| 274 | ** ''VideoGame/PacMan99'' (2021-2023): Offline modes purchased prior to the game's online shutdown can still be played. |
| 275 | * ''VideoGame/{{Paragon|2016}}'' (2016-2018) |
| 276 | * ''Website/PetpetPark'' (2008-2014) |
| 277 | * ''VideoGame/PetSociety'' (2008-2013) |
| 278 | * ''Phoenix Chronicles Online'' (2007-2010) |
| 279 | * [[/index]]''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies pixiehollow.com]]'' (2008-2013)[[index]] |
| 280 | * ''VideoGame/PlanetSide'' (2003-2016): Succeeded by ''[=PlanetSide 2=]''. |
| 281 | ** ''[=PlanetSide=] Arena'' (2019-2020) |
| 282 | * ''Planet Mion'' (2006-2012) |
| 283 | * ''VideoGame/PlaystationHome'' (2008-2015) |
| 284 | * ''VideoGame/PopStage'' (2007-2012) |
| 285 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' series:[[index]] |
| 286 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonDuel'' (2016-2019) |
| 287 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonRumble Rush'' (2019-2020) |
| 288 | * [[/index]]''Pokémon Brick Bronze'' (a FanGame in ''Platform/{{Roblox}}'') (2016-2018)[[index]] |
| 289 | * ''Blog/PoupeeGirl'' (2007-2015) |
| 290 | * ''Postopia'' (1999-2009) |
| 291 | * ''Project NOAH'' (2019-2020) |
| 292 | * ''VideoGame/ProjectSpark'' (2014-2016) |
| 293 | * ''Project of Planets Online'' (2009-2011) |
| 294 | * ''Puzzle Fighter'' (2017-2018) |
| 295 | * ''VisualNovel/QueensGambit'' (2014-2016) |
| 296 | * ''Radical Heights'' (2018-2018) |
| 297 | * ''VideoGame/RavenwoodFair'' (2010-2013) |
| 298 | * ''VideoGame/RealmsOfKaos'' (1996-2013) |
| 299 | * ''VideoGame/RemnantsOfSkystone'' (2008-2014) |
| 300 | * [[/index]]''Literature/ReZero Lost in Memories'' (2020-2023)[[index]] |
| 301 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/RidgeRacer Driftopia'' (2013-2014)[[index]] |
| 302 | * ''VideoGame/RiseOfImmortals'' (2012-2013) |
| 303 | * ''VideoGame/RockmanXover'' (2012-2015) |
| 304 | * ''VideoGame/{{Rumbleverse}}'' (2022-2023) |
| 305 | * ''Rush Wars'' (2019) |
| 306 | * ''VideoGame/RustyHearts'' (2011-2014) |
| 307 | * ''Videogame/RWBYAmityArena'' (2018-2021) |
| 308 | * ''VideoGame/{{R2Beat}}'' (2006-2014, Korea; 2006-2009, Japan; 2006-2019, China) |
| 309 | * ''VideoGame/SaintSeiyaOnline'' (2013-2020, South America; 201?-2018, most Asian countries) |
| 310 | * [[/index]]''[[VideoGame/SakuraWars Sakura Revolution]]'' (2020-2021)[[/index]] |
| 311 | * ''SEED'' (2006) |
| 312 | * ''VideoGame/SegaHeroes'' (2018-2020) |
| 313 | * ''VideoGame/SEVENsCODE'' (2019-2022) |
| 314 | * [[/index]]''[[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Seven Dwarfs: The Queen's Return]]'' (2013-2014)[[index]] |
| 315 | * ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiImagine'' (2007-2016): The ''RE:Imagine'' fan server was shut down in September 2022 out of precaution after Creator/{{Atlus}} sued a different fan-made revival project. |
| 316 | * ''VideoGame/ShowByRock'' (2013-2019) |
| 317 | ** ''Show by Rock!! Fes a Live'' (2020-2022) |
| 318 | * ''Sin Chronicle'' (2022-2023) |
| 319 | * ''Sins of a Dark Age'' (2015) |
| 320 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' series:[[index]] |
| 321 | ** ''Skylanders: Ring of Heroes'' (2018-2022) |
| 322 | ** ''Skylanders: Universe'' (2011-2013) |
| 323 | * ''Smash Land'' (2015)[[note]] One of many Supercell games that never made it past soft launch.[[/note]] |
| 324 | * [[/index]]''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soulcalibur: Lost Swords]]'' (2014-2015)[[index]] |
| 325 | * [[/index]]''Space Junkies'' (2019-2022)[[note]]VR multiplayer-only game by Ubisoft.[[/note]] [[index]] |
| 326 | * ''VideoGame/{{Spellbreak}}'' (2020-2023) |
| 327 | * [[/index]] ''Website/{{Sploder}}'' (2007-2020)[[note]]Though the [[https://sploder.com website itself]] is still up, because the site's features relied on MediaNotes/AdobeFlash to work, it ultimately died out when Flash had its online functionality shut down.[[/note]][[index]] |
| 328 | * [[/index]]''[[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants SpongeBob]] Moves In'' (2013-2021)[[index]] |
| 329 | * ''[=StarBlood=] Arena'' (2017-2019) |
| 330 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}} Resistance'' (2010-2011)[[index]] |
| 331 | * ''VideoGame/StarOceanAnamnesis'' (2016-2021) |
| 332 | * ''[=StarQuest=] Online'' (2007-2014) |
| 333 | * ''VideoGame/StarWarsUprising'' (2015-2016) |
| 334 | * ''VideoGame/{{Strife|MOBA}}'' (2015 MOBA) (2015-2018) |
| 335 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series:[[index]] |
| 336 | ** [[/index]]''VideoGame/DrMario World'' (2019-2021)[[index]] |
| 337 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' (2015-2021): All stages that were uploaded prior to closure remained archived online and playable until the shutdown of the aforementionned Nintendo Network. Succeeded by ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2''. |
| 338 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/SuperBomberman R Online'' (2020-2022): This game's main gameplay mode, Battle 64, was carried over to ''Super Bomberman R 2''.[[index]] |
| 339 | * ''Super VideoGame/MondayNightCombat'' (2012-2018) |
| 340 | * ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'' (2015-2021) |
| 341 | * ''VideoGame/SuperSentaiLegendWars'' (2016-2020) |
| 342 | * [[/index]]''Literature/SwordArtOnline'': |
| 343 | ** ''Memory Defrag'' (2017-2021) |
| 344 | ** ''Unleash Blading'' (2019-2023): Formerly ''Alicization Rising Steel'' (worldwide)/''Alicization Blading'' (Japan).[[index]] |
| 345 | * ''[[Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear Symphogear XDU]]'' (2017 - 2024): The English/International servers were only up for 5 months (Feb-May 2020), while the game will terminate its Japanese server on January 31st 2024. |
| 346 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/SyphonFilter: The Omega Strain'' (2004-2008) |
| 347 | * ''VideoGame/TabulaRasa'' (2009-2010) |
| 348 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':[[index]] |
| 349 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfLink'' (2014-2018) |
| 350 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfCrestoria'' (2020-2022) |
| 351 | ** ''VideoGame/TalesOfLuminaria'' (2021-2022) |
| 352 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Revolution'' (2013-2017)[[index]] |
| 353 | * ''VideoGame/TerraBattle'' (2014-2020) |
| 354 | ** ''Terra Battle 2'' (2017-2018) |
| 355 | ** ''Terra Wars'' (2019) |
| 356 | * [[/index]]''[[Ride/CedarFairEntertainment The Battle for Cedar Point]]'' (2016-2021)[[index]] |
| 357 | * [[/index]]''[[Ride/CedarFairEntertainment The Battle for Kings Dominion]]'' (2017-2021)[[index]] |
| 358 | * [[/index]]Creator/TomClancy universe:[[index]] |
| 359 | ** [[/index]]''VideoGame/EndWar Online'' (2015-2016)[[index]] |
| 360 | ** ''VideoGame/GhostReconOnline'' (2012-2016) |
| 361 | ** ''VideoGame/TomClancysEliteSquad'' (2020-2021) |
| 362 | * ''VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater 5'' (2015-2017) |
| 363 | * ''Touhou Cannonball'' (2019-2020) |
| 364 | * ''Touhou Danmaku Kagura'' (2021-2022) |
| 365 | * ''tranquility'' (2001-2010) [[labelnote:Note]]Arcade game by [=TQworld, LLC=]. Levels and music were generated procedurally online on the game's servers.[[/labelnote]] |
| 366 | * ''VideoGame/TransformersUniverse'' (2014-2015) |
| 367 | * ''VideoGame/TricksterOnline'' (2003-2013) |
| 368 | * ''VideoGame/TRONEvolution'' (2010-2019): Although an offline single-player game, Creator/{{Disney}}'s license of the [=SecuROM=] [[UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement DRM]] software expired in 2019, rendering the game unplayable without hacking. |
| 369 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/TwistedMetal: Black Online'' (2002-2008)[[index]] |
| 370 | * ''VideoGame/UniversalMonstersOnline'' (2012-2013) |
| 371 | * ''VideoGame/ValkyrieAnatomia'' (2016-2021) |
| 372 | * ''Valkyrie Crusade'' (2013-2021) |
| 373 | * ''Vanguard: Saga of Heroes'' (2007-2014) |
| 374 | * ''VideoGame/VideoHorrorSociety'' (2022-2023) |
| 375 | * ''War of Legends'' (2010-2015) |
| 376 | * ''VideoGame/WarOfTheRoses'' (2012-2017) |
| 377 | * ''War of the Vikings'' (2014-2017) |
| 378 | * ''VideoGame/Warhammer40000EternalCrusade'' (2016-2021) |
| 379 | * ''VideoGame/{{Whirled}}'' (2008-2017) |
| 380 | * ''VideoGame/WildArmsMillionMemories'' (2018-2019) |
| 381 | * ''VideoGame/WildStar'' (2015-2019) |
| 382 | * ''VideoGame/TheWildThornberrysAustraliaWildlifeRescue'' (20??-201?) |
| 383 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}} Online'' (2013-2014)[[index]] |
| 384 | * ''VideoGame/WonderKing'' (2010-2011 NA; 2007-2014 globally) |
| 385 | * ''VideoGame/WorldFlipper'' (2019-2024) |
| 386 | * ''{{VideoGame/Yogurting}}'' (2005-2011) |
| 387 | * [[/index]]''Franchise/YokaiWatch'' series:[[index]] |
| 388 | ** ''Yo-kai Watch: Medal Wars'' (2019-2020) |
| 389 | ** ''VideoGame/YokaiWatchWorld'' (2018-2022) |
| 390 | * ''VideoGame/YuGiOhCrossDuel'' (2022-2023) |
| 391 | * ''Yumeiro Cast'' (2015-2019) |
| 392 | [[/index]] |
| 393 | [[/folder]] |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[folder:Games whose international English-language servers were shut down but that are still active in their home market]] |
| 396 | [[index]] |
| 397 | * ''VideoGame/BangDreamGirlsBandParty'' (2018-2024): Korean server discontinued. |
| 398 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestOfTheStars'' (2020-2021) |
| 399 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestTact'' (2020-2024) |
| 400 | * ''Drift Spirits'' (2015-2016) |
| 401 | * ''VideoGame/EdenEternal'' (2011-2021) |
| 402 | * ''Elyon'' (2021-2022): North America and Europe servers shut down. |
| 403 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyRecordKeeper'' (2015-2022) |
| 404 | * ''VideoGame/HelixWaltz'' (2018 - 2022) |
| 405 | * ''VideoGame/MagiaRecordPuellaMagiMadokaMagicaSideStory'' (2019-2020) |
| 406 | * ''VideoGame/{{Pangya}}'' (2004-2016): An extreme case in that both the English and domestic South Korean servers shut down in 2016; as of 2022, the Thai server is the game's last official server. |
| 407 | * ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' (2014-2017): Southeast Asia and Taiwan servers were launched and later discontinued. Succeeded by the release of a Global server. |
| 408 | * ''VideoGame/PrincessConnectReDive'' (2020-2022) |
| 409 | * ''VideoGame/RageOfBahamut'' (2012-2016) |
| 410 | * ''VideoGame/RagnarokIILegendOfTheSecond'' (2012-): {{Inverted|Trope}} - The South Korean servers shut down in 2013; as of 2022, only the North American servers are up. |
| 411 | * ''[[VideoGame/TrailsSeries Sora no Kiseki: Kizuna]]'' (2018) |
| 412 | * [[/index]]''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia mobile'' (2014)[[index]] |
| 413 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheRays'' (2017-2018) |
| 414 | * ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' (2015-): Both the English and Chinese servers shut down on August 21, 2023. |
| 415 | * ''VideoGame/YokaiWatchWibbleWobble'' (2016-2018) |
| 416 | [[/index]] |
| 417 | [[/folder]] |
| 418 | |
| 419 | [[folder:Games whose original releases were shut down but that are still active in ports, updated rereleases, relaunches and offline versions]] |
| 420 | * ''Ascend: Hand of Kul'' (2013-2016): Relaunched as ''Ascend: Reborn'' in December 2022. |
| 421 | * ''Beast Summoning: Cryptract'' (2015 - 30 June 2023 [JP]), (2018 - 2020 [EN]): While the EN version is completely gone, the JP version is slated to get an offline version. Additionally, both ''Cryptract'' and ''Mithrasphere'' will be getting a collaboration event with fellow Bank of Innovation game ''VideoGame/MementoMoriAFKRPG'' in Winter 2023. |
| 422 | * ''VideoGame/{{BEMANI}}'' net-requiring games with offline-enabling final patches: |
| 423 | ** ''[[VideoGame/DanceMasters DanceEvolution]] ARCADE'' (2012-2016) |
| 424 | ** ''VideoGame/{{MUSECA}}'' (2015-2018): Alternatively, arcade operators had the option of receiving kits to convert the game to ''VideoGame/BishiBashi Channel''. |
| 425 | * ''VideoGame/BlessUnleashed'' (2020-2022): The Platform/XboxOne and Platform/PlayStation4 versions of the game were [[https://blessunleashed.com/news/bless-unleashed-sunset discontinued]] in favor of the PC version. |
| 426 | * ''VideoGame/BorderBreak'': The [=PS4=] port has been shut down (2018-2023), but the original arcade game remains operational. Offline modes such as Story Missions are still playable on [=PS4=]; Exhibition remains playable but requires a PS+ subscription. |
| 427 | * ''VideoGame/BurnoutParadise'' (2008-2019): The online servers for the Platform/Xbox360, Platform/PlayStation3 and Platform/MicrosoftWindows versions of the original game only. The ''Remastered'' servers for the Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, Platform/MicrosoftWindows and Platform/NintendoSwitch are still online. |
| 428 | * ''{{Franchise/Castlevania}}: Grimoire of Souls'' (2019-2020): The original mobile version (exclusive to Canada) was discontinued. The game was later ported to Platform/AppleArcade as a subscription service game with the monetization elements removed. |
| 429 | * ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin Island'' (2017-2018): The game can still be played through offline mode if the player has installed the game prior to closure. |
| 430 | * ''VideoGame/CosmicBreak'' (2008-2020): Relaunched as ''Cosmic Break: Universal'' in 2021. |
| 431 | * ''[[VideoGame/CrossBeats crossbeats]] REV.'' (2015-2018): A final update patch allows the game to be played offline with all content available without needing a user account. |
| 432 | * ''VideoGame/DankiraBoysBeDANCING'' (2019-2020): A day after the online version shut down, the offline version was launched that had additional content such as the conclusion to the main story and new Killer Tricks. |
| 433 | * ''VideoGame/DungeonFighterOnline'' (2010-2013): Creator/{{Nexon}}-published version only; game relaunched in 2015 as ''Dungeon Fighter Online Global'', self-published by developer Neople. |
| 434 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestX'': Creator/SquareEnix dropped support for the {{Platform/Wii}} (2012-2017), Platform/WiiU (2013-2024) and Platform/Nintendo3DS (2014-2024) clients due to inferior technical specifications. Other clients on more powerful hardware remain active. |
| 435 | * ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriorsOnline'' (2007-2022): Only the Platform/PlayStation4 version is still active. |
| 436 | * ''VideoGame/EverybodyEditsFlash'' (2010-2020): It still can be played offline in its ''Everybody Edits Offline'' version. The game's current planned successor, titled similarly as ''Everybody Edits!'', is also in development. |
| 437 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'': |
| 438 | ** ''FFXIV'' 1.0 (2010-2012): After 1.0 ended, the game was relaunched as ''Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn'' in 2013. |
| 439 | ** ''FFXIV'' on Platform/PlayStation3 (2013-2017): Support dropped as of the release of the second expansion, in favor of shifting console focus to the Platform/PlayStation4. |
| 440 | * ''VideoGame/{{Gigantic}}'' (2017-2018): Relaunched in 2024 as ''Gigantic: Rampage Edition''. |
| 441 | * ''VideoGame/GrandChase'' (2003-2015): Relaunched in 2021 as ''Grand Chase Classic''. |
| 442 | * ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' (2013-2021): Platform/Xbox360 and Platform/PlayStation3 versions only. |
| 443 | * ''VideoGame/GrooveCoaster'' (2013-2024): Arcade versions only. |
| 444 | * The following games in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series had their original releases shut down, but their online remains active through ports on the Platform/XboxOne, Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS and PC in the CompilationRerelease ''The Master Chief Collection'': |
| 445 | ** ''VideoGame/Halo2'' (2004-2010) |
| 446 | ** ''VideoGame/Halo3'' (2007-2021) |
| 447 | ** ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST'' (2009-2021) |
| 448 | ** ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' (2010-2021) |
| 449 | ** ''VideoGame/Halo4'' (2012-2021) |
| 450 | * ''VideoGame/HeroesEvolved'' (2017): This only applies for the PC version. The mobile version (released in 2016) is still active. |
| 451 | * ''Knockout City'' (2021-2023): A PC version for private servers was announced. |
| 452 | * ''VideoGame/MegaManXDive'' (2021-2023): A standalone version, ''Mega Man X [=DiVE=] Offline'', was released in 2023, although players cannot transfer their progress to the offline version. |
| 453 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGearOnline'' (''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain The Phantom Pain]]'' version) on Platform/Xbox360 and Platform/PlayStation3 (2015-2022) |
| 454 | * ''Mitrasphere'' (8 August 2017 - June 30 2023 [JP]), (2021 - 2023 [EN]): Like its sister game ''Cryptract'', ''Mitrasphere'' JP will be getting an offline version and a collab event with ''[=MementoMori=]''. |
| 455 | * ''Moneyville''/''Pengeby'' (2008-unknown): The original Flash version and its iOS and Android ports are no longer available but Danske Bank has made a rebooted version of the game available on iOS and Android. |
| 456 | * ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' (2016-2022): Relaunched as the free-to-play ''Overwatch 2'' the day after its shutdown, with all multiplayer components and player progression transferred over. |
| 457 | * ''VideoGame/PocketCardJockey'' (2014-2015): The Japanese [=iOS=] and Android version was discontinued. The offline 3DS version remains playable and was available to purchase until the [=eShop=]'s closure in April 2023. An UpdatedRerelease, ''Ride On!'', was later released for Platform/AppleArcade subscribers in 2023. |
| 458 | * ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'': The Platform/PlayStationVita version (2013-2020) was discontinued due to inferior technical specifications. The original PC version and other console clients remain active. |
| 459 | * ''VideoGame/PhantomDust'' (2005-2010): Ported to the Platform/XboxOne in 2017 as a free-to-play game, with the online functionality restored. |
| 460 | * ''VideoGame/RuneScape Classic'' (2001-2018): Its two updated versions, ''[=Old School RuneScape=]'' and ''[=RuneScape=] 3'', are still running as of 2022. |
| 461 | ** ''[=DarkScape=]'' (2015-2016) |
| 462 | * ''VideoGame/ROSEOnline'' (2005–2019): Will be relaunched by a new official team at an undetermined date. |
| 463 | * ''Sid Story'' (2015-2020): Relaunched in 2021 as ''Sid Classic''. |
| 464 | * ''VideoGame/{{SINoALICE}}'' (2017-2024): The Taiwanese server ended on November 10, 2022 while the Global server followed suit on November 15, 2023. The Japanese server was the last to go on January 15, 2024 but will continue as the post-ending app ''"The Story That Was Once [=SINoALICE=]"'' for players who cleared the final chapter of its GrandFinale before then which will preserve majority of their account data for viewing purposes. |
| 465 | * ''VideoGame/SwordGirls'' (2011-2017): Relaunched in 2021 as ''Kana Tales''. |
| 466 | * ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' on Platform/PlayStation3 (2007-2023): As part of ''The Orange Box''. EA, which handled the port, listed ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' for [=PS3=] on shutdown lists, but that game was only ported there through the compilation. The original Steam version and Platform/Xbox360 port of ''[=TF2=]'' remain active. |
| 467 | * ''Teen VideoGame/SecondLife'' (2005-2010): Merged with the main ''Second Life'' grid in January 2011. |
| 468 | * ''VideoGame/TheTomorrowChildren'' (2016-2017): Relaunched as ''The Tomorrow Children: Phoenix Edition'' in 2022. |
| 469 | * ''[[VideoGame/UruAgesBeyondMyst Uru Live]]'': Original beta version 2003-2004, cancelled due to poor subscriptions, online-only content subsequently released as singleplayer expansion packs ''To D'ni'' and ''Path of the Shell'', and fan servers maintained under the name ''Until Uru''. ''Until Uru'' shut down in 2006, official [=GameTap=] release 2006-2007, cancelled again for the same reason as before. From 2010 onwards available free-to-play, donation driven, and with fan-submitted content as ''[[https://mystonline.com/en/ Myst Online: Uru Live Again]]'' (with the 'again' later dropped). |
| 470 | * ''VideoGame/{{WACCA}}'' (2019-2022): Final update allows the game to be played offline. |
| 471 | [[/folder]] |
| 472 | |
| 473 | [[folder:Games whose official releases were shut down but that are survived by fan projects]] |
| 474 | [[index]] |
| 475 | * ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresOnline'' (2011-2014): The game was revived by fans in 2017 in the form of ''Project Celeste'', which was made using the game's publicly-released dev kit and re-released under a non-commercial license from Microsoft themselves. Not only does it contain all the content that was released for the game, it even includes bug fixes, game balances, and new content, including the Roman civilization that was originally being developed before the shutdown. |
| 476 | * ''VideoGame/AmericasArmy'' (2002-2022): [[https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/203290/view/3218394923829002227 The patch notes]] for the shutdown of the game's official online services flat-out told players to move to private servers. |
| 477 | * ''VideoGame/AndKensaku'' (2010-2012): Japanese fans of the game have created new servers that still use Google to source content such as the words and phrases used by the game. |
| 478 | * ''VideoGame/BattleForge'' (2009-2013): Survived by the ''Skylords Reborn'' project. |
| 479 | * ''Blocksworld'' (2013-2020): The original servers were shut down by Linden Labs in June 2020, whereas a fanmade server called the "Secondary Server" thrives on. |
| 480 | * ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' (2004-2012): The community launched several free servers around the start of TheNewTwenties following the 2019 ContentLeak of a private server that had been running in secrecy for years. One of these servers, Homecoming, was later given an official license to operate by Creator/NCsoft. |
| 481 | * ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'' (2005-2017): The game survives in the form of numerous fanmade private servers. However, a number of them, including larger servers like ''Club Penguin Online'' and ''Club Penguin Rewritten'', have since been shut down due to [=DMCA=] takedowns by {{Creator/Disney}} that stemmed from one of the people who ran ''Club Penguin Online'' being arrested on child pornography charges along with said server being largely unmoderated and filled with abusive and other inappropriate messages and other content. |
| 482 | * ''VideoGame/CrashOnTheRun'' (2021-2023): Custom servers were created by fans after the announcement that the game's official servers would close. |
| 483 | * ''VideoGame/EarthAndBeyond'' (2002-2004): Survived by the ''Earth & Beyond Emulator''. |
| 484 | * ''VideoGame/Elemental3'' (2016-2018): Taken offline in 2018 due to bugs, and the end of Adobe Flash in 2020 eliminated any hopes of the game being revived in its original form. Some fan recreations, both online and offline, remain active. |
| 485 | * ''VideoGame/{{Feral}}'' (2020-2022): Survived by the ''Ferever'' project. |
| 486 | * ''VideoGame/FreeRealms'' (2009-2014): Survived by the ''FR Sunrise'' fan server. |
| 487 | * ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth'' (2010-2022): Survived by the ''Project Kongor'' fan server. |
| 488 | * ''VideoGame/LawBreakers'' (2017-2018): Survived by ''The RELB Project'' fan server, which was endorsed by the game's original developer Creator/CliffBleszinski. |
| 489 | * ''VideoGame/LEGOLegendsOfChimaOnline'' (2013-2015): Survived by the ''Loco Online'' project. |
| 490 | * ''{{VideoGame/Maimai}}'' (classic cabinets) (2012-February 2020): [=FiNALE=] version survived by the ''[=MaiTea NET=]'' server. |
| 491 | * ''Manyland'' (2013-2024): Shut down in February 29, 2024 due to a severe lack of budget. The link to the site now redirects to an archive. Survived by the ''Offlineland'' fan project. |
| 492 | * ''VideoGame/MapleStory2'' (2018-2020): Global English version shut down in 2020; original Korean version still active. Survived by the "[=MapleStars=] 2" project. |
| 493 | * ''VideoGame/MarioKartWii'' (2008-2014): Employing the fanmade Wiimmfi server as a replacement infrastructure for the aforementionned Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Technically, Wiimmfi can be used to play any Wii game online, but as demonstrated by [[https://wiimmfi.de/stats/game its live game stats page]], only ''Mario Kart Wii''[='=]s community has truly leveraged it to maintain a healthy player base that would continue to last for over a decade.[[note]]Though ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' and its {{game mod}}s may be as popular as ''Mario Kart Wii'' among Wii games, their [[TournamentPlay competitive players]] prefer to cut the Wiimmfi middleman in favor of peer-to-peer netplay with the Dolphin [[UsefulNotes/{{emulation}} emulator]] for PC on the basis of its 1-on-1 gameplay compared to 12 racers in a lobby, while contemporary casual ''Brawl'' online play is basically non-existent.[[/note]] |
| 494 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGearOnline'': Both maintained by the [=SaveMGO=] fan project. |
| 495 | ** [[/index]]''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Subsistence]]'' version (2005-2007)[[index]] |
| 496 | ** [[/index]]''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots Guns of the Patriots]]'' version (2008-2012)[[index]] |
| 497 | * ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedWorld'' (2010-2015): Survived by the ''Soapbox Race World'' project from 2017 onward.[[index]] |
| 498 | * ''VideoGame/{{Neocron}}'' (2002-2004) |
| 499 | ** ''Neocron 2'' (2004-2010): Publisher Reakktor Media handed the game's server and code over to its community in 2012 so that they may continue to run it as ''Neocron Evolution''. |
| 500 | * ''VideoGame/OrcsMustDieUnchained'' (2017-2019): Multiplayer servers are offline. However, a game mod, [=OMDUSinglePlayer=], can be used for a solo attempt using any character or trap loadout. |
| 501 | * ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' series: |
| 502 | ** ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' (2000-2008): Has a number of fan servers on the Platform/SegaDreamcast, Platform/NintendoGameCube, and PC versions, with notable ones in 2022 including Ephinea and Schthack. |
| 503 | ** ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarUniverse'' (2006-2012): Has an active fan server called Clementine, although Episode 3 content is absent. |
| 504 | * ''VideoGame/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnline'' (2007–2013): Has the fan server ''The Legend of Pirates Online''. |
| 505 | * ''VideoGame/PuchiguruLoveLive'' (2018–2019): The Pokenesos fan server was launched shortly after the game's demise. |
| 506 | * ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilOutbreak'' (2003–2007, North America; 2003-2011, Japan): Survived by the Obsrv.org fan server. |
| 507 | * ''VideoGame/TheSimsOnline'' (2001-2009): Has the FanRemake ''[=FreeSO=]'', launched in 2017 and still ongoing as of 2022. |
| 508 | * ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros35'' (2020-2021): Its shutdown on March 31, 2021, was planned and announced immediately from its Day 1 launch on October 1, 2020, to fit with the time frame of [[MilestoneCelebration the 35th anniversary]] of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1''. The "Continued Interest" fan server has been developed in response, with the sole caveat that it requires a hacked Platform/NintendoSwitch (the game itself can be played on an emulator, but still a hacked Switch is required to dump the necessary files), which Creator/{{Nintendo}} are fiercely ban-happy against... |
| 509 | * ''VideoGame/S4League'' (2007-2021): Survived by the Xero fan server. |
| 510 | * ''VideoGame/ScarletBlade'' (2012-2016): A fan server is maintained by the Vendetta Gaming Network community. |
| 511 | * ''VideoGame/SonicRunners'' (2015-2016): Survived by the ''Sonic Runners Revival'' project. |
| 512 | * ''VideoGame/StarWarsGalaxies'' (2003–2011): The game survives in the form of several fanmade private servers. |
| 513 | * ''VideoGame/{{TERA}}'' (2011–2022): Numerous fan servers exist; as of 2022, the most popular one is ''Menma's TERA''. |
| 514 | * ''VideoGame/ToontownOnline'' (2003–2013): Numerous fan servers exist; as of 2022, the most popular ones are ''VideoGame/ToontownRewritten'' (which attempts to preserve the vision of the original game) and ''VideoGame/ToontownCorporateClash'' (which greatly expands upon the original game). Unlike with ''Club Penguin'', these have avoided the wrath of Disney's lawyers, at least for now, commonly by removing the usage of Mickey Mouse and his friends. |
| 515 | * ''Virtual Magic Kingdom'' (2005–2008): Fan recreations including ''[=MyVMK=]'' and ''VMK Legacy'' have been made since. |
| 516 | * ''VideoGame/WarhammerOnline'' (2008–2013): Survived by the "Return of Reckoning" fan project launched in 2015, crewed by former ''WAR'' devs who continue to patch the game and release new content updates. |
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| 518 | [[/folder]] |
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