Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex — First Assault Online
Nexon formally released a licensed cyberpunk shooter, rebuilt it during service, and closed every version less than two years later.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Officially Gone
- Peak stage
- general availability
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A free-to-play online first-person shooter developed by Neople and published by Nexon.
Players controlled Section 9 characters whose cybernetic skills could be shared with teammates, using settings drawn from the Stand Alone Complex anime.
Existence timeline
Players begin using the commercial pre-release service.
First Assault exits early access in supported regions.
Nexon rebuilds progression, maps and combat balance.
Nexon says the service will end in all remaining regions.
The last official servers become unavailable.
Why it ended
After a major redesign failed to establish a sustainable audience, Nexon shut the North American, European, Japanese and Korean services in 2017.
Last confirmed trace
The official shutdown notice, client files, match videos and community documentation preserve the licensed game.
What it left behind
Its brief life shows how a recognisable franchise and a full launch do not protect an online game from total service disappearance.
How we classified it
The archive unit reached normal public release or operation and is no longer obtainable in its original public form.
Verified normal public availability maps to 100 under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.