Avalanche Studios has officially confirmed plans to shut down the online servers of one of its classic free-to-play games. In the modern games industry, it’s becoming increasingly common to see the servers for older titles shut down completely, and unfortunately, Avalanche Studios is not an exception to the rule.
theHunter: Classic is Shutting Its Servers on November 11, 2026
In a post on Steam, developer Avalanche Studios has revealed that TheHunter Classic is shutting down permanently on November 11, 2026. According to the studio, the decision was made after “the reality of our dwindling playerbase” made continuing support for the hunting game “no longer financially sustainable.” Prior to the shutdown, the traditional werewolf event will run in-game as usual from October 28 to November 11.
As part of the shutdown notice, Avalanche Studios published a Q&A, answering some of the questions fans may have as theHunter Classic closes its servers. The developer says that, because of how the game’s “core systems were built,” an offline option simply isn’t possible in the future. Purchases of all new in-game currency have already been stopped, although any existing currency can be spent until the November 11 shutdown date. Avalanche Studios also clarified that the shutdown does not impact any of the studio’s staff, avoiding the layoffs that are plaguing the games industry right now. With the game being completely inaccessible when the servers are closed, it has also reiterated that old disc copies will not work, either, imploring fans, “Please do not be fooled into paying a fortune for a disc that won’t work.”
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