Zynga has announced that it will shut down its free-to-play arena shooter Star Wars: Hunters on October 1, 2025. The game’s final content update is scheduled to be released on April 15th.
Star Wars: Hunters initially launched in June 2024, for Nintendo Switch, iOS via the App Store, and Android via Google Play. It later became available on PC through Steam Early Access on January 27, 2025.
In July 2024, one month after the game’s launch, I wrote about the continued enjoyment of the game here, but unfortunately as the summer wore on my son and I stopped playing as much once school resumed and his schedule was busier.
Below is the full statement from Zynga.
Dear Hunters,
Thank you for your incredible support and for being part of the world of Vespaara. After careful consideration, we want to let you know that the final content update for Star Wars: Hunters on all platforms will be on April 15. The game will remain playable until October 1, 2025, when the game’s online servers will be shut down.
We understand this news may be disappointing and want to assure you that this decision was not made lightly. Your passion and dedication to the game and its community have meant the world to us, and we are committed to providing visibility and updates throughout the transition process.
Please find below a few important dates regarding this announcement.
- March 25, 2025 – Season 5 will be extended by three weeks. We will re-run events and shop bundles from the Season, and the Ranked Season will also be extended, giving players more time to hit Kyber 1 rank.
- April 15, 2025 – Final content update will be released for free and in-game purchases will be disabled across all platforms. New Support Hunter, Tuya, will join the battle as part of the final update. Tuya will be available and playable for all users immediately at no cost, along with a slate of additional in-game content. We will continue to run a final Ranked Mode leaderboard for players to compete in and run all battlefields and game modes in rotation.
- October 1, 2025 – Online servers will officially shut down, and Star Wars: Hunters will no longer be playable beyond this point.
Thank you for being a part of this incredible journey and for the time you’ve spent playing Star Wars: Hunters.