Ubisoft is closing Rainbow Six Mobile. The development team announced on October 8 that the free-to-play tactical shooter will remain playable until January 15, 2027, Inven Global reports. The game launched worldwide on iOS and Android in February 2026, so it will close less than a year after its release.
What happens until then
The next season will launch as scheduled and will stay available until the servers close. Counting the soft launch that began in 2023, the game has run for 15 seasons.
Ubisoft has not yet said what happens to purchases and unspent in-game currency. According to Inven Global, the company plans to share those details in the coming weeks. Until then, players have no confirmation of refunds.
A long road for modest numbers
The team did not give a specific reason for the decision, which it described as a difficult one. The estimates offer some context. MobileGamer.biz, citing figures from AppMagic, puts the game at about 13.1 million downloads and 5.3 million dollars in lifetime in-app purchase revenue, soft launch included.
Those are modest figures for a project of this size. Rainbow Six Mobile was announced in April 2022, when Ubisoft said it had already been in development for three years. According to MobileGamer.biz, Ubisoft Montreal led the work of eleven Ubisoft studios, with Tencent also involved.
Why it matters
Bringing a big PC and console shooter to phones is one of the most expensive bets in mobile games, and one of the hardest to sustain. This closure is a reminder that a famous name does not guarantee an audience in free-to-play, and that what you buy in a live service game lasts only as long as the service.
This article was written with AI assistance from the sources linked above.
