In Brief:
- Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles will be taken offline by Ubisoft on October 30, and in-app purchases have already been switched off.
- The shutdown comes after the title’s Web3 features were gradually retired starting in May 2026, a move tied to infrastructure changes.
- First released in October 2024, the game never found a lasting audience, even after Ubisoft moved it to a free-to-play model.
Ubisoft ends Champions Tactics
Ubisoft has now confirmed that Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles will close on October 30. According to the studio, the call was made after thorough deliberation, and players will be able to keep enjoying the game without spending anything new until the servers go offline.
Because in-app purchases have been disabled on every platform, no further transactions will be possible as the shutdown date approaches. The publisher stressed that it intends to keep the game’s experience intact right up to the final hours.
Complete server shutdown
Operations will stop entirely on October 30, cutting off access to the game altogether. That makes for a definitive ending for Champions Tactics, unlike earlier decisions that stripped out certain features while leaving in-game access available.
Cutting off in-app purchases right away is standard practice for a managed closure, and it prevents players from putting money into a product that is on its way out.
Transition from blockchain features
Champions Tactics has been drifting away from its original Web3 framework ever since launch. Ubisoft said in May 2026 that blockchain functionality would be withdrawn gradually because of upcoming changes to the supporting infrastructure. Player wallets were locked and on-chain trading was discontinued as part of that process.
Up to now, players had kept their Champions and the associated perks even once the blockchain layer was gone. At launch, the game offered access to 75,000 unique digital collectible Champions on the Oasys blockchain, though those elements were steadily abandoned — a path that ends with the game’s closure.
Game background
A turn-based tactical RPG, Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles came from Ubisoft, the publisher behind franchises such as Assassin’s Creed. It arrived on PC via Ubisoft Connect on October 23, 2024, and was the studio’s first Web3 title. The action played out in the dark fantasy setting of Grimoria, where players assembled squads of Champions for strategic PvP battles.
The game drew attention for its striking art direction, invited comparisons to titles like Darkest Dungeon and earned positive feedback on its graphics, yet it ran into a number of problems. Enthusiasm for NFTs had already cooled by the time it shipped, and trouble followed soon after when a matchmaking bug damaged competitive integrity.
Failed relaunch effort
Ubisoft tried to change course by reworking Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles into Champions Tactics Reforged, a version built around deep strategy and dueling. The free-to-play version fared little better: it topped out at roughly 1,500 concurrent players before falling away sharply amid complaints about pay-to-win mechanics.
The shutdown fits into a wider restructuring at Ubisoft, where substantial layoffs and studio closures have accompanied an effort to streamline operations. Sunsetting Champions Tactics reflects both the game’s own difficulties and the company’s continuing cost-cutting.
End of an era for Ubisoft
Champions Tactics had been positioned as Ubisoft’s flagship move into crypto gaming during a speculative period for the market. Arriving as NFT interest was already fading, it was undone by a mix of internal problems and a failure to build a sustainable player base, which ultimately led to the shutdown.
For anyone still playing, attention now turns entirely to the countdown toward October 30 — the closing chapter of one of the highest-profile Web3 gaming experiments attempted by a major publisher.