After a very bumpy development, the interesting turn-based online game Atlas Reactor is now facing shutdown. According to Gamigo, it is no longer sustainable.
What is Atlas Reactor? The turn-based tactical game was announced in 2015. It can perhaps be described as a mix of the XCOM series and Overwatch.
You choose one of several heroes, each with special abilities, and engage in turn-based battles. The team that can score five eliminations or the most victories within 20 rounds wins. Later, a 1-vs-1 mode was introduced.
The concept was very interesting and “different.” However, the game simply never experienced success.
Why is the game being shut down? The tactical game has a turbulent past. It launched as a free-to-play game, switched to a premium model, only to revert to free-to-play.
According to Gamigo, the development team invested a lot of passion into the title to make it something special. However, Atlas Reactor never attracted many players. In the end, the title was simply not financially sustainable, which is why the shutdown is happening now.
When will the game close its doors? According to current plans, the servers should remain open until June 28, but the team states that this could still change.
From now on, it is no longer possible to purchase items for real money. However, you can now earn EXP and the currencies Flux and ISO faster.
Anyone who logged in between January 1, 2018, and April 16, 2019, can expect a small farewell gift.
How are the players reacting? The fans of Atlas Reactor are sad because they consider the game good and underrated. The consensus is that the title simply failed to gain attention after launch. It really never had a chance to establish itself in the market.
BraveNewNight sums it up on Reddit: “The game just couldn’t gain momentum when it was released and then slowly died.”
