Announced over a year ago at the 2021 Game Awards, Rumbleverse was pitched as a battle royale (yes, another one), but with elements that set it apart from the competition. It is not surprising that the game should come from the hands of Epic Games, the creators and managers of the most successful game of this genre in history, Fortnite. Developed by Iron Galaxy Studios, the main difference was not in its mechanics or design, but in its storyline, in which humor seemed to be the key point.

A few months later, on August 11 of last year, Rumbleverse debuted on the Epic Games Store, and in an effort to attract more users, Epic decided to give away the Rumbleverse: Boom Boxer Pack, a content pack for the game in its version. PC Let us remember, of course, that this was not the only platform he reached, versions were also developed for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. This certainly suggests that Epic’s plans for the game were quite ambitious.

However, months have passed and the game doesn’t seem to have gained the traction that Epic should have expected. For example, at the time of writing, only 28 channels are broadcasting Rumbleverse content on Twitch, and adding between them all a total of 125 spectators. If we are left with only Spanish-language channels, the panorama is even more bleak, with only two channels that together bring up to four viewers. All this with a total of 55,627 followers.

By comparison, Fortnite, which is currently seventh in viewership in Spanish only, already has far more streams than Rumbleverse in all available languages, and the number of global viewers watching said streams at the moment is 62,310. It’s not hard to see introduce how little one must like the Rumbleverse numbers in EpicREAL?

So it seems the company has decided it’s time to close without being given a little more margin in search of the growth it needs. As we can read in a tweet from the game’s official account, Epic Games will shut down the Rumbleverse servers on February 28th. The same report states that yes, all players who have purchased the game in-app since its launch will be able to opt for a refund for their purchases. This is how the official closing communication begins:

«It is with deep regret that Iron Galaxy Studios and Epic Games announce that Season 2 will be the last for the Rumbleverse. This project was a labor of love to create a new experience in a popular and highly competitive gaming genre. If you were part of this adventure, we want to thank you; It doesn’t matter if you started with the first playtest after the intro, or if you were first shot out of the cannon.»

However, for some players, the purchases made throughout the game’s (short life) are more important. In this regard, we can read the following:

«All players who have spent money in the Rumbleverse are eligible for a refund of the money spent in the game. This includes purchasing the Rumbleverse or Brawlla Bills Battle Pass on both platforms.«. It is also said that a frequently asked questions (FAQ) page will be published soon, which will contain all the information about said refunds. Ideally, Epic will behave the way Google did when it shut down Stadia, which is to automatically process returns without the user having to do anything.