OrbusVR (2019), the MMORPG for VR headsets, is shutting down, with creator Orbus On-line stating it’s going to cease gross sales on all platforms beginning subsequent month and shut down servers utterly in April.
The studio launched the information in a group replace (seen under), stating that it’s pulling OrbusVR from Steam and the Horizon Retailer come February tenth, 2025. Servers are deliberate to go offline on April sixth.
Launched first in Steam Early Entry in 2017, OrbusVR was an formidable undertaking for the time, because it appealed solely to PC VR customers—a inhabitants that wasn’t notably ‘huge’, however very ardent of their assist for the fledgling MMO.
With the delivery of its full 1.0 model, OrbusVR took on the title OrbusVR: Reborn in 2019, bringing together with it a good slice of free gameplay to get curious customers hooked on the world’s overarching story, five-player dungeons, 10-player raids, enemies, jobs, and the group that supported all of it.
Not like many conventional MMOs, OrbusVR wasn’t subscription-based, however slightly a one-time buy. At launch, that was $40, nonetheless the studio since lowered the all-in worth to $20 throughout PC VR headsets by way of Steam and all Meta headsets by way of the Horizon Retailer.
The studio additionally relied on in-world purchases for a continued income stream, together with in-game store with objects comparable to mounts and beauty pets on the market, in addition to by way of ‘Mini Story’ enlargement packs, which included new zones, NPCs, and questlines.
Right here’s the studio’s message in full:
We wished to start out off by thanking the group. Because the begin of improvement in 2016, to our launch into Early Entry of OrbusVR in December of 2017 all over this final 12 months, we’ve got all the time been blessed with one of the best group. This group has supported us by way of the final 8 years and allowed us to create the sport and social atmosphere that we’re pleased with. For that and every thing you all have carried out for us, we’re perpetually grateful.
With that stated, it saddens us to announce that on February tenth 2025, we shall be stopping gross sales on all platforms, with the server formally going offline on April sixth 2025. Whereas we as an organization have tried to maintain the sport so long as doable, we’ve got made the tough choice to take this subsequent and remaining step.
Within the coming months resulting in the server shutdown, we shall be planning a number of farewell occasions, together with elevated drop charges on legendaries, unlocking the DLC for all gamers that won’t have skilled it but, and internet hosting the final official Mage Match in-game. Whereas we’re actually unhappy to say goodbye to this sport, we wish to have a good time the enjoyable, pals, and recollections which have been skilled in our video games’ lengthy historical past. We plan on doing an finish of sport wrapup, sharing stats like complete hours performed, monsters killed, and so forth., within the coming months.
Whereas there are nonetheless many issues we wish to spotlight like standout moments we’ve got had from enjoying and interacting with the group, to favourite locations, and even among the lesser identified lore of the sport, this won’t be the final publish.
We’re nonetheless hopeful this market will get the love and a focus it deserves sooner or later, and want all future builders the best of success in reaching their objectives! We hope this sport has given you extra pals and recollections than one can depend. We’re so pleased with the work we’ve got all put into this sport, together with being a part of pioneering the way forward for VR in our small manner.
Thanks for making each second of this journey price it,
OrbusVR Growth Group
