Anthem will shut down in January 2026
BioWare’s online multiplayer game Anthem will soon be unplayable.
Revealed today, the game will shut down on January 12, 2026. In a statement, the BioWare Team said:
Hi everyone,
We have an important update to share regarding Anthem. After careful consideration, we will be sunsetting Anthem on January 12, 2026. This means that the game will still be playable online for the next 180+ days. As of today, you can no longer purchase in-game premium currency, but you can still use your remaining balance until the servers go offline.
We deeply appreciate your dedication, passion and support over the years and we’d like to thank you for that.
The game is slated to be removed from the EA Play playlist on August 15. More information about the shutdown can be found here.
Released in 2019, Anthem would go on to sell five million copies and earn Game Critics Awards wins for Best Action Game and Best PC Game. In February 2021, the BioWare team announced they were discontinuing work on the game to focus on other EA titles.
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