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Riot Games is abandoning further development of its fighting game 2XKO, less than a year after its full release. The developers announced that active development of the game will end in December 2026. The title will remain available to players, but it will not receive any more seasons or major content updates. Riot has also decided to issue partial refunds for certain purchases and to make all heroes available at no additional cost.
Riot Games ends active development of 2XKO
Riot Games' decision is primarily related to player retention figures. The company admitted that retention rates had not reached a level that would allow continued, stable funding of the game's development. Despite the positive reception of new champions such as Akali, Senna and Thresh, interest in the title did not grow at the expected pace. Active development of 2XKO is scheduled to end in December 2026. By then the developers still plan to introduce the final two champions: Lux in September and Samira in October. After that the game will move into maintenance mode, and further seasons, Battle Passes and major content updates will no longer be produced.
Riot emphasises that the decision was not made suddenly. The team had considered, among other things, reducing headcount, changing the frequency of updates and overhauling the business model. Ultimately, however, they decided the best course was to complete the planned content and gradually wind down active development.
Players will receive refunds and all heroes will be unlocked
Riot Games has also prepared changes to make it easier for people who stay with 2XKO to continue enjoying the game. The company announced refunds of KO Points and Starter Edition purchases made before 20 August 2026. At the same time, all heroes will be unlocked for free, so players will not have to buy characters to use the full roster. After active development ends the game will continue to run on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Among other things, ranked mode, battle passes and seasonal content will be removed. Riot plans to limit itself to maintaining the game and fixing any issues.
The end of development of 2XKO fits a broader trend of Riot scaling back projects not directly tied to its biggest franchises. In recent years the company has scaled back development on Legends of Runeterra, shut down Riot Forge and cancelled several other projects. Riot says, however, that it does not intend to give up experimenting entirely and wants to try its hand at new genres again in the future.
2XKO will enter maintenance mode after active development ends in December 2026. Riot Games will refund selected purchases and make the full roster of heroes available to all players. Servers will remain online, but the game will no longer receive new seasons or major updates. The decision shows how difficult it is for Riot Games to sustain new live-service games outside its biggest franchises.
source: wccftech
