What changed in Gloria Victis since 2023?

It shut down in October 2023 and gamigo relaunched it free-to-play (non-P2W) on June 17, 2026 — same game and IP. You can recover old cosmetic skins, State of War is returning post-launch, and the population reset to a fresh start.

Gloria Victis for Returning Players: What Changed Since 2023

If you played between 2017 and 2023 and wandered back, here's exactly what's different — and whether it's worth re-installing.

What changed

The original (Black Eye Games) shut down October 31, 2023. MassivelyOP: 2023 shutdown ↗
gamigo acquired the IP and relaunched it free-to-play on June 17, 2026 — same game and IP, on the same Steam app. MassivelyOP: relaunch coverage ↗
It's now free-to-play, non-pay-to-win (cosmetic shop). You can recover cosmetic skins you previously unlocked. See monetization.
State of War — the large-scale guild warfare you remember — is confirmed returning as a post-launch update. Details.
Population reset: a fresh start, so everyone's re-gearing. Honest numbers: population.

Should you come back? If you loved the RvR, the crafting or playing the archer/support game, yes — it's the same game you remember, now free, with a fresh population to grow with. If you left because the combat felt dated or the population was thin, those are still real concerns (dated? · population) — go in with open eyes.