Ubisoft is shutting down Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, the turn-based tactics game it built around NFTs, with servers closing on 30 October. The announcement went out last week on the game’s Discord server and website, two years after launch and five months after the blockchain was removed. “After careful consideration, we have made the decision to sunset the game,” it read. “The Champions Tactics servers will officially shut down on October 30.” Until then the game remains fully playable, though in-app purchases are disabled on all platforms. VGC broke the news.
The Web3 experiment, two years on
Champions Tactics launched in October 2024 as a “Web3 competitive turn-based RPG”. Players fielded teams of three characters in turn-based battles, and every unit was an NFT, minted and traded on the Oasys blockchain for cash or the OAS cryptocurrency. It was the publisher’s most direct bet on NFTs, and a bet players never warmed to.
The blockchain was switched off in May, when Ubisoft said it planned to “progressively transition away from blockchain functionality”. The game itself follows in October. Removing the NFTs did not bring players back: a free-to-play version without the blockchain, Champions Tactics Reforged, arrived on Steam in 2025 to mixed reviews. As Kotaku put it, “the audience didn’t show up”.
What happens next
Ubisoft is steering Champions Tactics players towards Might and Magic Fates, a Hearthstone-style collectible card game in early access since February. Its marketplace trades cards for cash or crypto. The model, in short, has been reskinned rather than retired; high-ranked Champions Tactics players are being offered exclusive in-game rewards for making the switch.
For players, the practicalities: the game stays online until 30 October, and no further purchases are possible. Reforged remains available on Steam as a separate title.
When do the Champions Tactics servers shut down?
On 30 October 2026, two years after the game launched. Ubisoft announced the date on the game’s Discord server and website.
Can I still play Champions Tactics until then?
Yes. Ubisoft says the game remains fully playable until the shutdown, though in-app purchases have been disabled on all platforms.
Didn’t Ubisoft already remove the NFTs?
Yes — in May 2026 the publisher said it would progressively transition the game away from blockchain functionality. The full shutdown follows in October.
When do the Champions Tactics servers shut down?
On 30 October 2026, two years after the game launched. Ubisoft announced the date on the game’s Discord server and website.
Can I still play Champions Tactics until then?
Yes. Ubisoft says the game remains fully playable until the shutdown, though in-app purchases have been disabled on all platforms.
Didn’t Ubisoft already remove the NFTs?
Yes — in May 2026 the publisher said it would progressively transition the game away from blockchain functionality. The full shutdown follows in October.
