It’s been almost two years since Ramen VR, the studio behind Zenith: The Final Metropolis (2022), introduced it was ceasing growth on the VR MMORPG as a consequence of difficulties in retaining customers. Now the studio introduced it’s lastly pulling the plug in December.
Regardless of attracting tons of of hundreds of gamers over time and securing tens of millions in funding, Zenith struggled to retain its viewers, finally changing into financially unsustainable regardless of Ramen VR’s efforts to revive it with a free-to-play mannequin.
In July 2024, the studio introduced that Zenith wouldn’t be getting any more content updates, with the proviso that the studio wouldn’t kill off the sport instantly; shards for each the paid Zenith: The Final Metropolis recreation and free-to-play Zenith: Infinite Realms had been secure “for the foreseeable future,” the studio mentioned on the time.
Now, the studio introduced Zenith servers are set to go darkish at 10:00 AM PST Friday, December 18th, 2026 (local time here).
Efficient since October twenty first, Ramen VR has ceased gross sales of Zenith: The Final Metropolis, which was later configured right into a paid DLC with the discharge of Infinite Realms, in addition to its Zennies premium foreign money.
Infinite Realms can be accessible for obtain Wednesday, November 18th, 2026. After that, new customers received’t have the ability to obtain Zenith, though current gamers can proceed enjoying till servers shut on December 18th.
In the interim, you will discover Zenith on the Horizon Store for Quest 2 and above and Steam for PC VR headsets.