Riot Games Will Cease Active Development For

Key Points:

• Riot Games will cease active development of 2XKO, its free-to-play tag-team fighting game set in the League of Legends universe, after December due to insufficient player retention and sustainability concerns.
• Despite ending updates, the game’s servers will remain online for the foreseeable future, allowing continued online play; Riot plans to release final content including two new champions, bug fixes, and improvements before December.
• Riot is unlocking all champions, bundling most cosmetic items, disabling KO Point purchases, and refunding all money spent on 2XKO up to August 20, while purchased content remains accessible to players.
• The decision to sunset 2XKO follows earlier challenges such as layoffs of half the development team shortly after launch and unsuccessful attempts to grow the player base through various strategies.
• Originally revealed in 2019 as Project L and launched in early access in 2023 before full release in January 2024, 2XKO received positive reviews but struggled to maintain a sustainable audience, leading to Riot’s candid acknowledgment of the game’s difficulties.