MOBA "15 Years In The Making" Shuts Down Before Leaving Early Access

Date: 2025-09-26 16:57:00

A MOBA that's been in development for 15 years and launched into early access in May 2025 to a "mostly positive" Steam rating has unceremoniously shut down. The game never left its early-access period and, according to developer Lunchbox Entertainment, couldn't keep going despite the team's best efforts. You may have never heard of this game before now. Titled Sirocco, it's a 5v5 naval brawler where customizable boats try to send each other to the bottom of the sea. It started as a Warcraft 3 mod over a decade ago before the team made the concept--a sort of Battleships-esque multiplayer online battle arena--a full-blown game. It's only ever peaked at 882 players some four months ago, according to SteamDB data. And now, with the game barely cracking 30 players at any given time since its May 2025 launch, Lunchbox Entertainment has decided to pull the plug on Sirocco servers."We are shutting down our servers indefinitely on August 20, 2025 at 3PM ET," the team wrote in a Steam update post. "After that time, the game will be unplayable. [...] We are sorry for the inconvenience and grateful for your support. If you have questions, reach out in Discord and we will do our best to help."Continue Reading at GameSpot

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