Spellbreak is Officially Delisted

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A whimsical battle royale title that married high fantasy to frenetic FPS gaming, Spellbreak was an ambitious project from indie development outfit Proletariat that's now been delisted from Steam. While the game's demise was announced shortly after Blizzard acquired the studio in 2022, its servers were shuttered roughly a month ago. The end of Spellbreak was bittersweet, and, while it was often compared to the visually-similar Fortnite, many fans argued that it had an identity all its own that isn’t likely to be replicated.

Spellbreak's demise was officially confirmed in late June 2022, but it was preceded by months of communal turmoil as a lack of updates and sporadic communication from the development team caused fans to question what may have been occurring behind the scenes. Major updates for Spellbreak in October and December 2020 seemed to set the game on the right path, as the success of free-to-play titles often hinges on the frequency of improvements and changes. Yet, a relatively small indie studio, Proletariat may have struggled to keep up with the demands of its player base.

Spellbreak Players Say Goodbye To The Game As Servers Shut Down

Officially delisted from Steam on February 15, 2023, Spellbreak seems to be the latest victim of the notoriously fast-paced video game industry. Although a unique experience that was often praised for its surprisingly deep combat, Spellbreak found itself competing against a myriad of free-to-play battle royale titles backed by much larger development studios and publishers. Ultimately, the challenges of standing apart from similar games while providing a constant stream of new content may have proven too much for a smaller studio, lending credence to the termination of the