Blue Fork, the developers of web3 RPG Chains of War have officially announced that they are ceasing active operations and development of their Cardano-powered web3 game.

Why Is Chains of War Shutting Down?

As is generally case with blockchain gaming projects shutting down, this one too is winding down as a result of current market conditions that make it difficult to continue funding further game development.

According to the studio’s own announcement, they specifically state that the current conditions in the market “no longer align” with their project model, and as a result are “unable to continue funding full development.” They said that the decision was “not made lightly” as they spent the past years putting lots of passionate effort into building the game’s fantasy world of Tyrrha and its lore and art, as well as the community and the alpha version of the game.

“We are deeply grateful for every supporter, backer, moderator and developer who helped shape Chains of War. Building Tyrrha has been one of the proudest projects we’ve worked on, and we leave with many fond memories and immense respect for this community.”

Could Chains of War Be Revived?

Whether Chains of War will ever come back into life might become known in about 30 days, as the team has decided to launch a 1-month sale of basically the entire game.

Any buyers interested in acquiring the project and picking up where the devs left off are said to get the game’s legal entity, source code, and digital assets that include art, game assets, NFTs, and the reserve for the $MIRA token. This sale started off with the closure announcement on September 8, so there’s less than 30 days to go for anyone potentially interested in keeping this project going. Developer Blue Fork is open to offers from any serious party, but they would prefer it to be a buyer from the Cardano community, someone who “understands the project and its ecosystem.”

To contact them for acquisition of this gaming project, you will have to reach out using their official Discord support channel “or by DM to a team admin to begin discussions.”

$MIRA Token and NFT Staking Plans

The official X announcement states that the liquidity pool for the $MIRA token on Minswap, a decentralized exchange on Cardano, “will remain active for one more year.”

As for NFT staking rewards, it is said that they will continue to be distributed “while reserves last.” The latest status on this can be found on the official staking page.

These are all the plans outlined in the announcement, with the team to remain present to help out with transfers and access to repositories, as well as to answer any questions from holders.

Community Response

The reaction to this entire announcement overall has been less than stellar. Among the 16 replies at the time of writing, one X user wrote “Unbelievable” while another criticized the studio’s idea to sell the project, saying “you try to sell a failed project? so you failed and want money for it?”

One of the most liked replies to the announcement, written by X user @cnfTagz, said: “No one's going to buy a half made game from a bunch of quitters. Open source the code and let the real gamers finish it. Don't try and grift more money when you got all of the development funds from a public raise.”

Another community member echoed a similar sentiment: “Hand it over if you really care about your community. You've already been paid well by them through your sales.”

Whether the studio is trying to milk more money out of its community, I cannot say for sure. But going open source would likely paint a better picture of this whole situation. If the game does get acquired by a capable side that can deliver a quality web3 gaming experience while bringing further value and asset utility for the community, then great. If someone worse takes over, what then? Or if no one acquires the project, will the game never see the light of day? Going open source would at least give the community the power to pick up where the developers left off, and thus possibly keep the project going if there is enough interest.

Back in May 2025, developer First Light Games announced that Blast Royale is shutting down and going open source. The source code went up on GitHub in June, and that led to the start of a community project called Shattergrounds. While that is a web2 version of Blast Royale, it still gave the community the chance to keep the game alive in one way or another.

What Is Chains of War?

Chains of War was an in-development free to play fantasy RPG and extraction looter game that originally went live on Cardano before expanding to the Immutable ecosystem with plans to introduce Passport integration.

The game was set to feature third-person PvPvE gameplay combined with extraction looter elements in the fantasy world of Tyrrha, where battles raged on between humans, orcs, and elves. Players were set to be able to use optional web3 features that would allow them to mint loot and convert in-game currency into the $MIRA token, enabling asset ownership and play to earn gaming.

While the official website now only displays the shutdown message, you can still check out the store page on the Epic Games Store to see what the game looked like, at least at the time of writing as it will probably get delisted from there soon. The plan was to launch the alpha build of the game there on Windows PCs on November 29 this year, according to the Immutable expansion announcement.

Chains of War is just one of many blockchain gaming projects, and games in general, that have shut down this year. At the end of August, Eldarune announced that it is closing down, with $ELDA moving to a new company. Earlier on in that month, it was also revealed that Pirate Nation is shutting down, while Tokyo Beast shut down just 2 months after launch. These are just some of the many games that have closed down. Read our article on why so many web3 games are shutting down and what new projects can do better.