As the servers of Anthem are about to go offline, some players wanted to take another look at the MMO. However, that may no longer be possible, as EA acted too soon.
When should the final blow come? Actually, Anthem was supposed to shut down on January 12, 2026, so about a week from today. Since the title was designed as a purely online game, it will no longer be playable after the servers shut down on that day.
For many months now, it has no longer been possible to purchase the premium currency in the shop. Anthem was also removed from the list of EA Play titles back in August 2025.
However, more and more players are now making themselves known who can no longer play Anthem at all. The issue is not with the servers, but with a prior step.
Anthem servers gone a week too soon, but not for everyone
What is the problem? On X, several users like DansGaming and LukeStephens point out that they can no longer find Anthem in the app. EA is preventing them from downloading Anthem, even though there is still a week until the server shutdown.
We asked EA about the missing download issue. As soon as we have a response, we will update this article.
We also looked in the EA App and cannot find the game through search. However, there seem to be exceptions: User LatinLegacy can still download the game. He suspects it might be because he purchased the title as a preorder.
Stephens writes that he finds it crazy to buy a game and then not be able to download it, even though it is still “alive.” A user sums it up well:
I paid 60 dollars for a game license that I can’t access and that will soon be taken offline? Sounds like the future of gaming.
Because players are no longer buying the game itself digitally but only the license to be allowed to use it. This brings the issue that buyers can no longer determine how long they have access to a title. That depends on the publisher or developer.
That’s why YouTuber Ross Scott started a petition called “Stop Killing Games”, which is also mentioned in the comments on X. It advocates against the shutdown of game servers, as Anthem is not an isolated case. The Crew has been affected in the past.
However, whether this can actually prevent the shutdown of servers remains to be seen in the future.
A 30-year-old MMORPG experienced something similar. Its servers were shut down in June 2023. However, the game was revived by a new buyer. Such a thing seems less conceivable for Anthem: Ancient MMORPG was shut down after 27 years, returns now after 5 months
