Spectre Divide Shuts Down Soon After Console Launch

Mountaintop Studios is shutting down its free-to-play 3v3 shooter, Spectre Divide, just six months after its September 2024 launch and weeks following its release on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The studio itself is also closing.

Mountaintop CEO Nate Mitchell confirmed the closure in a social media statement today.

“Unfortunately, Season 1 did not achieve the level of success necessary to sustain the game or keep Mountaintop operational,” the statement explained.

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Despite an encouraging first week, with around 400,000 players and a peak concurrent count of approximately 10,000 across platforms, player retention and revenue soon fell short.

“Over time, active player numbers and revenue could not cover the ongoing costs of Spectre Divide and the studio,” the post continued. “We extended our remaining capital as far as possible after the PC launch, but we’ve now exhausted the funding needed to support the game.”

“We explored every option to continue, including seeking a publisher, additional investment, or an acquisition. Ultimately, we couldn’t secure a solution. The industry is currently in a difficult state.”

Spectre Divide will be taken offline within the next 30 days, and all purchases made since Season 1 launched will be refunded.

This announcement contradicts statements made in October 2024, which claimed Spectre Divide “isn’t going anywhere.”

At the time, Mitchell stated, “The servers aren’t shutting down, and updates aren’t stopping,” insisting Mountaintop had “the funds to support Spectre for a long time.”

IGN’s August 2024 preview praised Spectre Divide for its inventive Duality system, which allowed players to control two characters simultaneously in tactical 3v3 matches. However, its abrupt shutdown joins a growing list of live-service cancellations, including Rocksteady’s Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Sony’s Concord.