In brief
- Ethereum role-playing game Pirate Nation is set to shut down in September, along with its blockchain networks.
- Developer Proof of Play said that it’s too costly to support given a relatively small player base.
- Numerous crypto games have shut down already in 2025, including Deadrop and Nyan Heroes.
Ethereum role-playing game Pirate Nation is shutting down its “fully on-chain” operations, with the “best parts of the game” being broken down into smaller chunks to be played on an arcade app on the Abstract network instead.
In a statement on X, Pirate Nation developer Proof of Play cited a lack of players as the primary reason for closing down the game. The studio explained that it simply wasn’t financially viable to…
