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Ubisoft to shut down Rainbow Six Mobile less than a year after global launch
Ubisoft is shutting down Rainbow Six Mobile, a free-to-play tactical multiplayer shooter for phones.
The game is based on the Rainbow Six franchise and launched globally in February 2026, after years of development and earlier testing.
Ubisoft says the game will remain available until January 15, 2027, while another account gives January 16 as the shutdown date.
The company says the next season will still be released as planned.
The game received millions of downloads, but players criticized aspects including limited operator choices and a grind-heavy system for unlocking operators.
Its closure means players will have less than a year with the globally released game.
Ubisoft has not given a reason for the shutdown in the details provided.
Ubisoft announced that it will shut down Rainbow Six Mobile in January 2027.
The company said the game will remain available until January 15, 2027, while GameSpot reported a shutdown date of January 16.
The free-to-play tactical multiplayer game launched globally in February 2026.
Ubisoft said the next season will be released as planned the week after its October 8 announcement.
The game had been announced in 2022 and had beta testing that continued from 2023 into 2024.
- Who
- Ubisoft announced the shutdown of Rainbow Six Mobile.
- What
- The game is being discontinued. Ubisoft said it would remain available until January 15, 2027; GameSpot reported January 16.
- When
- The shutdown is scheduled for January 2027.
- Where
- The game launched globally in February 2026. The shutdown applies to Rainbow Six Mobile.
- Why
- Ubisoft said it had made the difficult decision to sunset the game. It did not state a reason.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
There’s no easy way to put it: we have made the difficult decision to sunset Rainbow Six Mobile
The game will remain available until January 15, 2027.
We are proud of the passion, creativity, and dedication our team has put into the game
Rainbow Six Mobile was first announced.
The game had a beta that continued into 2024.
The game released in Latin America.
Rainbow Six Mobile launched globally.
Ubisoft announced that it would sunset the game.
The reported shutdown date differs between Kotaku and GameSpot.
- Shutdown announcement
- October 8, 2026
- Shutdown date
- January 15, 2027, according to Kotaku; January 16, 2027, according to GameSpot
- Global launch
- February 2026
- First announced
- 2022
- Next season
- Ubisoft said it would be released as planned the week after the announcement
Sources
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