In the medieval MMO Chivalry 2, players fight against others in first-person view like in a shooter. With longswords, hammers, and battle axes, they slash at their opponents. The inspiration came from large battles from Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings. The game was released in 2021 for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox – now, they look back with satisfaction at 3 years and 11 updates and say, “We are done.”
This is the idea behind Chivalry 2:
- Development started in 2017 – the idea was to recreate medieval battles with all their blood and chaos. Players should be able to grab anything that was on the ground to fight each other. We called it the “Battlefield of knight games”
- As inspiration, they looked at Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings – up to 64 players should be able to participate in battles.
- The game was well-received at release and peaked at nearly 17,000 players on Steam, where it was released a year after in June 2022. For a paid title, that’s quite decent.
Stable player numbers on Steam – resurgence after the May update
How was the development? The development has run correctly for 3 years now. New maps, modes, and all sorts of things have been released. The game has received 11 updates.
Chivalry 2 found a player base on Steam and player numbers have been solid since August 2022, averaging between 1,400 and 2,600 concurrent players.
After the last update in May, the MMO is doing significantly better now than for much of 2023. Currently, the game has 2,400 players on Steam again – and certainly a few more on consoles and other platforms. Still, it’s coming to an end now.
Chivalry 2 ends development – nothing more is coming
This is what the developer says: The creator of the game, Tom Bannen, announces:
- There will be no more updates – the game is “Feature Complete” with the 11th update Regice.
- The game will be moved to maintenance mode and critical issues will be addressed, but they will focus on new projects.
- They know that many players will be disappointed by the news, but will now focus on new projects, also in the Chivalry universe. The next Chivalry will “blow players away.”
No cash shop – no further development
This is what it’s about: We often report on MeinMMO about MMOs that are shut down because they have no players left. Here, a game rides off into the sunset, which has performed well.
The result is ultimately the same, except that you can still play Chivalry now.
The reason is likely that Chivalry 2 has too few opportunities to earn money in ongoing operations and relies on players buying it anew. They have also already gone through the free giveaway via PS Plus. Other MMOs finance themselves through a cash shop.
An example of an MMO that started with a lot of money and hopes but could not fulfill them was presented to you in July. It was thought to be the first major virtual reality MMORPG: Zenith was supposed to be the first big VR MMORPG like Sword Art Online and had a strong launch on Steam – Now it’s over.
