MultiVersus to go offline in June, return in 2024

The fighting game’s open beta is coming to an end

MultiVersus’ open beta began in July 2022 and garnered a lot of attention, racking in huge player numbers on Steam thanks to its charming looks, prominent characters, and solid gameplay.

It may have been assumed that the fighting game, which is primarily focused on co-op battles, would simply leave the beta at some point and become fully playable without interruption, but developer Player First Games and publisher WB Games have other plans: MultiVersus will go offline on June 25, 2023, before it comes back in early 2024 for its full release.

Thanking the community for its interest and engagement over the last couple of months, Player First Games stated:

“We know there’s still a lot of work to do. As a result, we have a clearer view of what we need to focus on, specifically the content cadence of new characters, maps and modes to give you more ways to enjoy the game, along with updated netcode and more matchmaking improvements. We’ll also be reworking the progression system based on your feedback and looking at new ways for you to connect with your friends in the game.

To do this the right way, we will be closing the MultiVersus Open Beta on June 25, 2023. As part of this process, we’ll be pausing updates and taking the game offline as we prepare for the launch of MultiVersus, which we are targeting for early 2024.”

Players, who keep the game installed on their PC and consoles, will retain access to the offline training room and can still play local matches with full access to their unlocked content, be it characters or cosmetics. “We’ll also ensure that all of your progress and content will carry over when MultiVersus returns next year, with a variety of new content, features and modes,” the company assured.

MultiVersus will already become unavailable to download on April 4, 2023, so if you want to play until the open beta closes and then keep your access to those offline matches until the full game rolls out you’ll need to act quickly. Those who download the game before April 4 can even delete and re-download it without any problems afterwards. Just make sure you hit that deadline.