Square Enix is shutting down Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier after the cellular battle royale title failed to satisfy expectations.

The firm stated will probably be ending service on January 11, 2023, as a result of it hasn’t been capable of “ship the expertise that we have been hoping to, and that you just all deserve.”

The freemium multiplayer sport launched in November 2021, however will likely be laid to relaxation simply over a yr after making its debut.

Developed by Ateam Inc and revealed by Square Enix, The First Soldier takes place virtually twenty years earlier than Final Fantasy VII and gives a glimpse at how navy group “SOLDIER” was established.

Square Enix defined that gamers will be capable to use any Shinra Credits (in-game foreign money) of their possession till the service ends, however that credit will likely be unavailable to buy from this level on.

In-game occasions will proceed to be up to date till the sport is shut down for good, however help for non-English language will wind down on November 1, 2022. All textual content will likely be displayed in English after that date.

“Despite all our efforts to deliver you common updates with contemporary and thrilling content material, we have not been capable of ship the expertise that we have been hoping to, and that you just all deserve, so we’ve made the extraordinarily robust determination to finish service for Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier,” wrote the corporate.

“Although there’s solely rather less than 3 months till service ends, we are going to proceed to make updates throughout this time, so we hope you’ll proceed to get pleasure from Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier till the very finish. “