Pudgy Party NFT Game Shuts Down Less Than One Year After Launch
Pudgy Party, a mobile battle royale game themed on Pudgy Penguins, has officially shut down under a year after its launch, as reported by Decrypt. The team shifts focus to their other game, Pudgy World, which they describe as their flagship gaming product.
Pudgy Party, a mobile battle royale game developed by the Pudgy Penguins team in collaboration with Mythical Games, has abruptly ceased operations less than a year after its global launch in August 2025. The game is no longer available for download on iOS and Android platforms.
The decision to shut down Pudgy Party stems from the team's desire to focus on Pudgy World, another gaming initiative that they characterize as a more promising project. "Pudgy World continues to grow rapidly, delivers one of the most fun and novel web experiences out there, and being wholly ours, has everything we need to make it the flagship gaming product of the Pudgy Penguins universe," the team stated in a recent post on their official X account.
Pudgy Party featured gameplay reminiscent of popular multiplayers like Fall Guys, integrating competitive elements where players navigated chaotic obstacle courses. The game also allowed players to mint and trade in-game items as NFTs, adding a layer of blockchain integration that appealed to the crypto community. Despite the game's concept and execution leading to millions of downloads and acclaim—being named the 2025 Game of the Year by Decrypt—CEO Luca Netz revealed during a community call that the company incurred significant losses supporting the game.
The game's closure represents a transition for the Pudgy Penguins brand as it aims to nurture the development of Pudgy World, which is described as an online social space where players can interact within a community-centric environment. This new project has drawn comparisons to the classic Club Penguin game and utilizes tokenized items as NFTs, operating on the Abstract Ethereum layer-2 network.
While Delcrypt has sought comments from Mythical Games regarding the closure of Pudgy Party, no response has been reported at this time. The implications of this pivot reflect broader trends in the NFT gaming space, where projects must adjust to market dynamics and user engagement to ensure sustainability.
Summary based on original reporting by Andrew Hayward at Decrypt, originally published Jun 15, 2026. SolanaWire does not republish source content.
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