Ubisoft is shutting down Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles, its blockchain-based game that launched years after the NFT hype cycle peaked.
The game will be delisted from digital storefronts, and servers will go offline on March 10, 2025. Players will receive refunds for in-game purchases made within the last 120 days.
Champions Tactics launched in 2023 as a turn-based tactical RPG featuring NFT collectibles. The timing proved unfortunate—the broader NFT market had already cooled significantly by then, following the 2021-2022 peak of blockchain gaming interest.
Ubisoft invested heavily in NFT and blockchain initiatives in 2021-2022, integrating them into multiple titles. The company faced backlash from players skeptical of the technology, and several planned NFT features were abandoned or delayed.
This shutdown adds to the growing graveyard of failed NFT gaming projects. Studios including Yuga Labs, GameFi platforms, and other developers have similarly wound down blockchain-based games due to declining user engagement and market interest. The move signals a broader industry pullback from NFT integration as a core gaming feature.
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