Riot is ending active development on fighting game 2XKO

The details:

• In a new statement, Riot said the game "hasn't seen enough players stick with the game to get to a path toward sustainability." The studio was candid that even strong interest from core fighting game players was not enough to drive the broader player retention it needed.
• The game's timeline was troubled from the start: the console launch in January was marred by PS5 screen tearing issues, and Riot laid off 80 developers working on the game barely a month later in February.
• Two more characters, Lux and Samira, will still release before development ends. Bug fixes will continue through December, after which the servers remain on indefinitely with no active updates.
• As of August 20, Riot has unlocked all characters for free and is refunding all money spent on the game on or before that date. Most cosmetics are being bundled and handed to players. Any content already owned is kept.
• 2XKO was featured on the EVO 2026 main stage earlier this year, a notable achievement for a game that had not yet found a sustainable audience. Riot had originally planned to build its player base gradually by "earning the trust of core fighting game players" before expanding.

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