The Latest Breaking News from Phoenix Labs

Phoenix Labs website goes offline as Fae Farm announces the looming end of online play on Steam, and disappears entirely from Epic

The cozy farming sim will still be playable offline, but support for co-op play—on Steam, at least—is ending in September.

PC Gamer · Aug 12, 2025

Monster Hunter's Free Rival Won Over Players, But Still Lost In The End

Phoenix Labs is closing the doors on its free-to-play Monster Hunter alternative 'Dauntless' two years after being acquired by a blockchain company.

Inverse · Feb 25, 2025

Dauntless, the monster hunting game we had before Monster Hunter came to PC, will shut down in May

The announcement comes just over a month after Phoenix Labs laid off the majority of its employees.

PC Gamer · Feb 24, 2025

After an overhaul that gutted Dauntless's core gameplay loop, devs of the Monster Hunter rival offer up in-game currency as an apology and a roadmap offering little of what fans miss

It's still a far cry from the game it once was

GamesRadar · Dec 18, 2024

"We never would have made decisions that are so blatantly not player-focused": Ex-Dauntless dev "can't be silent" after an update under the dev's new owner "gutted the core gameplay and crafting"

Original associate producer weighs in on Dauntless patch controversy

GamesRadar · Dec 11, 2024

Dauntless's launch on Steam has gone horribly, horribly wrong with overwhelmingly negative reviews: 'This update is easily, out of every game I've ever played, the worst one I've seen'

Players are out for blood.

PC Gamer · Dec 9, 2024

"Where did all the content go?": Monster Hunter rival Dauntless debuts to "Overwhelmingly Negative" Steam reviews as players rip into the action RPG's overhaul

The removal of weapon crafting seems to have rattled monster slayers

GamesRadar · Dec 6, 2024

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios Group is closing the Montreal studio it acquired just 8 months ago

Avalanche's New York office is also closing, and 'around 50' employees are being laid off.

PC Gamer · Jun 3, 2024

Studio behind action RPG Dauntless and farming RPG Fae Farm sees major layoffs, "about 140" devs cut and 3-year game "abruptly canceled" mere weeks before reveal

Scrapped after three years of production

GamesRadar · May 17, 2024

Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs lays off employees and cancels in-development projects, says it's 'the last resort to ensure Phoenix Labs can survive'

At least one cancelled game was reportedly set to be announced in June.

PC Gamer · May 16, 2024