Knockout City
Velan turned dodgeball into a bright competitive city sport, bought back its publishing rights and went free-to-play, but still could not keep the live service sustainable.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Officially Gone
- Peak stage
- general availability
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A formally released team-based multiplayer action game built around stylised dodgeball combat.
Players caught, curved and threw balls—or rolled themselves into one—across compact urban arenas and rotating events.
Existence timeline
EA publishes Knockout City on PC and consoles.
The developer takes control and makes the game free-to-play.
New balls, maps and limited events reshape play.
Velan schedules a final season and server end.
Matchmaking and progression become unavailable.
A PC build permits community-hosted matches.
Why it ended
Velan closed the public servers in June 2023 after nine seasons, while releasing a private-server PC edition for preservation.
Last confirmed trace
The official private-server build, soundtrack, update archive and recorded league play retain an unusually accessible version of the vanished service.
What it left behind
Its preservation edition offers a rare counterexample to online games that disappear completely when central servers end.
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.