Spellcasters Chronicles to end service on June 19
Development discontinued after multiplayer game struggles to find audience.
Quantic Dream will discontinue development and end service for Spellcasters Chronicles, its free-to-play team-based third-person action strategy game that launched in Early Access for PC via Steam on February 26, just four months after release on June 19, the developer announced. Any in-game purchases will be eligible for a full refund upon request.
The company cited a “particularly challenging market environment” that has not allowed the game to reach the audience required to ensure long-term sustainability as the reason for its decision.
Quantic Dream said its 2021-announced Star Wars Eclipse is unaffected by Spellcasters Chronicles‘ discontinued development.
Here is the full message rom the studio:
Today, Quantic Dream is announcing the discontinuation of the development of Spellcasters Chronicles.
With this project, our teams set out to explore new creative territories and create a bold, original multiplayer experience. Spellcasters Chronicles allowed us to experiment with new concepts and bring to life an ambitious game shaped by the talent, creativity, and dedication of everyone involved.
However, in today’s particularly challenging market environment, the game has not reached the audience needed to ensure its long-term sustainability. We have therefore made the difficult decision to refocus our efforts on our other projects.
As part of this decision, the studio will undertake an internal reorganization. We are fully committed to handling this transition with fairness, care, and respect, and will prioritize internal reassignments wherever possible to support our other productions.
The development of Star Wars Eclipse is not affected by this decision and continues as planned.
Spellcasters Chronicles will remain accessible online until June 19, 2026, when the servers will be shut down. All amounts spent during Early Access will be eligible for a full refund upon request. Further details will be shared in the coming days through the game’s official channels and Discord.
We would like to sincerely thank the players who joined us on this journey, the creators and community members who supported the project, and the teams whose remarkable work brought Spellcasters Chronicles to life.