Babylon's Fall
A full-price online game launched, stopped selling six months later and became unplayable before its first anniversary.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Officially Gone
- Peak stage
- general release
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
An online action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix for PlayStation and Windows.
Babylon's Fall was announced as a collaboration between Square Enix and PlatinumGames, then launched as a commercial, server-dependent game with seasonal updates.
Existence timeline
Square Enix reveals the collaboration with PlatinumGames at E3.
The project reappears with its multiplayer, seasonal structure and revised visual identity.
Babylon's Fall enters paid general availability and begins its official online service.
Square Enix announces the end date, stops premium-currency sales and begins withdrawing digital and physical sales.
The second season ends and the final season starts without the previously planned large-scale updates.
The official servers close and the always-online game becomes unplayable.
Why it ended
Square Enix announced the termination of service on 13 September 2022, ended sales and closed the servers on 27 February 2023. The mandatory online connection meant the purchased game could no longer be played.
Last confirmed trace
Physical discs, local client files, official notices, reviews and recorded play survive without an official offline mode or public server.
What it left behind
Its eleven-month service life is a clear preservation case: ownership of a physical or digital copy did not preserve access to the work.
How we classified it
The game reached a full commercial release and later became unavailable when its required service ended.
The game entered full paid general availability.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.