Back in July 2024, Dungeonborne was thriving. At its peak, it attracted close to 40,000 simultaneous players on Steam, a higher total than even mainstream launches like Frostpunk, Dragon’s Dogma 2, and Hell Let Loose. For a game that seemed to come out of nowhere, it was a huge success. Now, as I write this less than 12 months later, there are six people playing Dungeonborne – the most concurrent users it’s had in the last 30 days is 36. A one-time rival to cult favorite extraction RPG Dark and Darker, Dungeonborne has been pulled from Steam and the servers are soon scheduled to go offline forever.
As of today, Friday February 28, you can no longer download Dungeonborne from Steam or register a new player account. If you’re an existing user, the RPG is still accessible for a few months, but the servers will eventually go offline permanently, effectively killing the game forever. The most recent Dungeonborne patch notes were delivered in September 2024. At the time of its closure, the game was still in early access.
“Thanks so much for playing Dungeonborne and being a valued member of its community, but we regret to inform you that the game will be retired this February,” developer Proxima Beta says. “We are grateful for all the love and support we received for Dungeonborne and we hope you will enjoy our other new and existing titles.”
So what went wrong? Right now, Dungeonborne’s overall Steam rating is ‘mixed,’ but its rating based entirely on recent reviews is ‘mostly negative.’ Players cite problems with balancing, overpowered enemies and items, and also a lack of communication from the development team and the slow pace of updates and patches.
Dungeonborne’s servers will go offline permanently on Wednesday May 28. If you have an account, you are able to play the game until then.
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