1047 Games ends development on Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and Empulse, moves away from live-service shooters
1047 Games is ending active development on Splitgate: Arena Reloaded and Empulse, effective immediately, because neither game earns enough to cover the cost of running dedicated servers — the central computers that host online matches for players.
The studio announced the decision on its official X account on August 26, 2026, in a post titled "An Update on Empulse, Splitgate: Arena Reloaded, and What's Next for 1047 Games" (GameSpot). The company also said it is moving away from live-service shooters entirely — games designed to be sold and continually updated in seasons after launch (GamesIndustry.biz).
Rather than shutting the games down, 1047 Games is reworking both to use peer-to-peer play, where players' own computers host matches instead of company-owned servers. On September 3, 2026 — a Thursday — the dedicated servers for both titles go offline. After that, players will rely on a peer-to-peer server-hosting browser to find and join matches (GameSpot).
Empulse will get one final update before the transition, adding a new map alongside a cross-regional price cut (GameSpot).
This is not the first time the studio has made this move. The original Splitgate's dedicated servers went offline on August 29, 2025, and that game entered the same peer-to-peer environment (GameSpot).
Splitgate: Arena Reloaded has had a winding path. It was originally released as Splitgate 2, then re-entered beta form in June 2025, and returned as Splitgate: Arena Reloaded in December 2025 (GameSpot). The game blends portal-based mechanics — players can place portals on surfaces to teleport across the map — with shooting reminiscent of Halo and movement inspired by Quake. As a sequel, it added a 60-player battle royale mode and a community map creator called the Lab (GameSpot).
For fans, the upside is that neither game is disappearing. Players can still host and join matches after September 3. The downside is that no new content, balance updates, or bug fixes are coming. Peer-to-peer hosting can also mean less stable connections than dedicated servers provide, depending on the host player's internet setup.
The broader signal is 1047 Games stepping back from the live-service model that has defined its work. Building and maintaining multiplayer servers, shipping seasonal updates, and keeping a player base engaged is expensive — and the studio has now tried the formula twice with Splitgate and once with Empulse without sustaining enough revenue to justify the cost. What 1047 Games turns to next has not been announced.
