Re:Zero Witch’s Re:surrection Game Will Close in May 2025

Kadokawa announced that it will close down the mobile game Re:Zero Witch's Re:surrection on May 30, 2025, at 2pm JST. This sudden end-of-service announcement also means that the free-to-play RPG based on the light novel and anime franchise did not last for even a whole year. The company initially set Summer 2024 as the launch window for the Re:Zero mobile game. It eventually released the title within the window on August 26, 2024. That means the game is still barely seven months old when Kadokawa decided to pull the plug. After the shutdown in late May 2025, it will have a total lifespan of around just nine months. Kadokawa has also immediately ceased sales for the premium in-game gem currency. While existing players can still use the gems, those who have a valid Japanese bank account and residence address will be able to apply for refunds of unused paid gems from the end-of-service date of May 30, 2025, until August 31, 2025. In addition, Kadokawa published a new roadmap detailing the game's events until the shutdown day. It will still hold time-limited events and gacha banners at regular intervals. However, all of the remaining events will be reruns. The company will also provide ten gacha tickets to players who still access the game daily despite the end-of-service announcement. Image courtesy of Kadokawa Re:Zero Witch's Re:surrection is available on Android and iOS mobile devices until May 30, 2025. Kadokawa will then close refund applications while taking down the Re:Zero mobile game for good on August 31, 2025. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll, and Yen Press handles the light novel. The post Re:Zero Witch’s Re:surrection Game Will Close in May 2025 appeared first on Siliconera.

Apr 4, 2025 - 19:19

Re:Zero Witch’s Re:surrection Game Will Close in May 2025

Kadokawa announced that it will close down the mobile game Re:Zero Witch's Re:surrection on May 30, 2025, at 2pm JST. This sudden end-of-service announcement also means that the free-to-play RPG based on the light novel and anime franchise did not last for even a whole year.

The company initially set Summer 2024 as the launch window for the Re:Zero mobile game. It eventually released the title within the window on August 26, 2024. That means the game is still barely seven months old when Kadokawa decided to pull the plug. After the shutdown in late May 2025, it will have a total lifespan of around just nine months.

Kadokawa has also immediately ceased sales for the premium in-game gem currency. While existing players can still use the gems, those who have a valid Japanese bank account and residence address will be able to apply for refunds of unused paid gems from the end-of-service date of May 30, 2025, until August 31, 2025.

In addition, Kadokawa published a new roadmap detailing the game's events until the shutdown day. It will still hold time-limited events and gacha banners at regular intervals. However, all of the remaining events will be reruns. The company will also provide ten gacha tickets to players who still access the game daily despite the end-of-service announcement.

Re Zero Witch's Resurrection roadmap until end-of-service in late May 2025 — Image courtesy of Kadokawa

Re:Zero Witch's Re:surrection is available on Android and iOS mobile devices until May 30, 2025. Kadokawa will then close refund applications while taking down the Re:Zero mobile game for good on August 31, 2025. The anime is streaming on Crunchyroll, and Yen Press handles the light novel.

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