The free-to-play 3v3 shooter, Spectre Divide, is set to be shut down just six months after its initial launch in September 2024, and mere weeks following its release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Mountaintop Studios, the developer behind the game, is also closing its doors.
Mountaintop CEO Nate Mitchell confirmed the news via a statement shared on social media. "Unfortunately, the Season 1 launch hasn’t achieved the level of success we needed to sustain the game and keep Mountaintop afloat," the statement read.
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The team had been optimistic following the first week, reporting that the game attracted around 400,000 players, with a peak concurrent count of approximately 10,000 across all platforms. However, as time progressed, the post noted, "we haven’t seen enough active players and incoming revenue to cover the day-to-day costs of Spectre and the studio. Since the PC launch, we stretched our remaining capital as far as we could, but at this point, we’re out of funding to support the game."
Mountaintop Studios explored various options to continue operations, including seeking a publisher, additional investment, and potential acquisition, but none of these efforts panned out. "The industry is in a tough spot right now," Mitchell added.
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 news contradicts earlier reports from October 2024, where Mitchell had stated that Spectre Divide "isn’t going anywhere." He had assured that "the servers aren’t shutting down, and the updates aren’t going to stop," and claimed Mountaintop had "the funds to support Spectre for a long time."
IGN’s positive preview of Spectre Divide in August 2024 praised the tactical 3v3 shooter for its innovative Duality system, which allowed players to control two characters during matches. However, the rapid shutdown of Spectre Divide follows a trend of other live-service games struggling, including Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Sony’s Concord.
