13-03-2025
Spectre Divide is shutting down alongside its developer
ALBAWABA - Shroud-fronted 3v3 tactical shooter "Spectre Divide" recently made headlines after news circulated that the game is shutting down alongside its developer Mountaintop Studios due to failing to secure a meaningful player base.
Spectre Divide is shutting down, only six months after its release despite heavy promotions from popular streamer and content creator, Shroud who is best known for playing competitive games such as Valorant, Counter-Strike, Marvel Rivals, and more.
Mountaintop's CEO said, "We pursued every avenue to keep going, including finding a publisher, additional investment, and/or an acquisition. In the end, we weren't able to make it work. The industry is in a tough spot right now."
According to Steam Charts, only 65 players are playing the game right now with 337 for 24-hour peak. Spectre Divides's all-time peak was capped at 30,971 players (Steam-only numbers).
Mountaintop also shared in a post, "We were optimistic about the first week, We've had ~400,000 players play, with a peak concurrent player count of ~10,000 across all platforms. But as time has gone on, we haven't seen enough active players and incoming revenue to cover the day-to-day costs of Spectre and the studio."
The statement adds that Spectre Divide will close down after 30 days with paying players getting a refund for the money they spent since the game's first season.
Another issue to take into account is that Spectre Divide was trying to compete in a heavily saturated genre with games like Riot Games' Valorant, and Valve's Counter-Strike 2 taken into account. People fear that the newly launched game, FragPunk might also suffer a similar fate.
While many assumed that Shroud owned Spectre Divide, the streamer revealed in October 2024 that "The reality is that Mountaintop has been bringing Spectre to life since 2020, and the game belongs to Mountaintop," as reported by IGN.
