Ubisoft is sunsetting Rainbow Six Cell lower than a 12 months after a worldwide launch.
The sport soft-launched in 2023, however was solely absolutely launched in February 2026. It’s set to close down in January 2027.
The information was introduced in a growth replace from the Rainbow Six Cell dev staff, which reads as follows:
Hiya Operators,
There’s no straightforward approach to put it: we’ve got made the tough choice to sundown Rainbow Six Cell. The sport will stay accessible till January 15, 2027. The subsequent season shall be launched as deliberate subsequent week.
Since Comfortable Launch in 2023, you may have helped us form this recreation and construct this vibrant group of gamers from around the globe by 15 seasons. Bringing the Rainbow Six expertise to cellular has been an thrilling journey, and we’re happy with the fervour, creativity, and dedication our staff has put into the sport.
One of many best elements of this journey has been attending to expertise it alongside you. We’ve liked seeing the memes, movies, methods, tournaments, unimaginable performs, and all of the numerous moments that occurred since you have been right here.
Whereas we’re happy with what this staff and group have constructed collectively, our staff will transfer on to different long-term strategic tasks.
Within the coming weeks, we’ll share extra updates so you recognize precisely what to anticipate and may put together for the transition.
Thanks for being a part of Rainbow Six Cell and for the whole lot you may have delivered to this group. We’re really grateful to everybody who has performed our recreation.
— The Rainbow Six Cell Dev Group
Rainbow Six Cell was introduced in April 2022 and was supposed to be a cellular model of Ubisoft’s well-liked Rainbow Six Siege. The cellular recreation even featured well-liked maps from Siege.
Rainbow Six Siege continues to be going sturdy, and Siege artistic director Joshua Mills just lately mentioned that Siege gamers who maintain enjoying by GTA 6’s launch window will be served “like kings and queens.”
“We don’t go on trip simply because a competitor is swelling the market,” Mills mentioned. “We double down and reward these spending their priceless time with us.”
