Just two years after releasing its first original blockchain game, Ubisoft is preparing to switch off the servers behind digital collectibles that once promised owners special events, rewards and other benefits.
- The French video-game publisher said Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, a turn-based strategy game originally built around NFTs, will shut down on Oct. 30.
- "After careful consideration, we have made the decision to sunset the game," Ubisoft said in an announcement reproduced by Kotaku.
- In-app purchases have already been disabled.
Ubisoft had previously said on the game's website that it would "progressively transition away from blockchain functionality" following changes to the infrastructure supporting its web3 features.
The Coinformer's review of OpenSea data found that the Warlords of Champions Tactics, Ubisoft's collection of 9,999 Ethereum NFTs, generated more than $8 million in secondary-market trading on the marketplace.
CoinGecko's collection tracker put the floor price at about $3.3, or about 99% below its December 2023, peak of $562. The platform also counted about 3,870 owners.
Web3 left first
The shutdown completes a two-stage retreat. Earlier in May, Ubisoft froze wallet connections, copied players' last recorded NFT inventories into conventional in-game assets and permanently closed the game's marketplace and Forge, where players combined characters.
The game had launched worldwide in October 2024, with 75,000 free-to-mint Champion NFTs on Oasys, a blockchain designed for gaming. Ubisoft collected a 6% royalty on secondary sales through its own marketplace.
Ubisoft also released a non-crypto Steam edition, Champions Tactics Reforged, on May 19, 2025. However, only 46% of its 292 user reviews are positive.
The publisher is now reportedly offering highly ranked Champions Tactics players exclusive rewards if they move to Might and Magic Fates, a collectible-card game that lets users buy and sell NFT cards for cash or crypto through Immutable. Ubisoft is therefore shutting down one NFT game while directing players toward another.
- Immutable itself, however, began cutting nearly all of its internal game-development roles in June as it shifted toward AI marketing tools, The Coinformer reported, although it continues to provide blockchain infrastructure to outside games.