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Ramen VR plans to close the Zenith: Nexus servers on December 18 at 10 a.m. Pacific time, ending access to the online VR game. Sales of The Last City DLC and Zennies ended October 21; downloads remain available until November 18, and the developer says it has no plans for offline play or community-hosted servers.

Ramen VR will shut down the servers for its VR MMORPG Zenith: Nexus on December 18 at 10 a.m. Pacific time, ending online access to the game. Sales of the paid The Last City DLC and the in-game currency Zennies ended October 21, while the free game remains available to download until November 18.

Players who already have access will be able to download and play Zenith until the servers close, according to the shutdown schedule. The November 18 cutoff applies to new downloads; it does not bring the servers offline immediately. The final shutdown is set for December 18 at 10 a.m. PST.

Ramen VR has said it has no plans for an offline version or community-hosted servers. That means the announcement does not include a supported way to continue playing after the online service ends. The developer has also stopped sales of The Last City and Zennies, so players can no longer buy those items through the game.

The free-to-play version of Zenith includes Infinite Realms, a co-op mode, alongside the paid The Last City MMORPG. The final content update was Golden Isles, which concluded the game’s fourth season of Infinite Realms. Ramen had previously said active development was ending, but that it would keep the servers online as long as possible.

Online Play Ends for All Players

The shutdown removes access to a live-service VR game that relied on its servers for play. Because Ramen has said there will be no offline mode or community servers, players should not expect to keep using the game once the service closes. The announcement sets a firm end date after an extended period without active development.

The sales cutoff and download deadline also divide the remaining period into clear stages. People who have not downloaded the free game have until November 18 to do so; existing players have until the December shutdown to play online. The developer has not announced a way to extend either deadline.

From Paid MMORPG to Free Co-op

Zenith: The Last City launched in Early Access in January 2022 as a paid VR MMORPG. After early interest and funding, Ramen continued adding content, including new quests and dungeons, pets, and player-versus-player gameplay. The game’s core offering nevertheless faced criticism over limited content and repetitive activities, according to UploadVR’s coverage.

In early 2024, Ramen shifted the game to a free-to-play model amid declining player numbers and the cost of running servers. It added Infinite Realms, a season-based cooperative mode, while making The Last City a paid DLC priced at $29.99. Zennies were introduced as in-game currency during the pivot.

Ramen announced the end of active development in summer 2024 and issued the game’s final update in August that year. At the time, the developer said it would keep the servers running as long as it could. The newly announced December date ends that period of continued service.

“The developer said it would keep the servers online “as long as possible.””

— Ramen VR

No Alternative Play Plan Announced

Ramen has not announced an offline release, community-server support, or another way to access the game after December 18. Its stated position is that there are no plans for those options; the announcement does not establish whether that could change later.

The available details also do not specify whether players will receive refunds or other compensation for purchases, or whether any account or gameplay data will remain accessible after shutdown. No such arrangements are included in the announcement as reported. The dates and shutdown time are stated, but further closure details have not been provided.

Download by November 18

Players who want to access the free version should download it before November 18. Those who already have the game can continue playing online until the servers close on December 18 at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Purchases of The Last City and Zennies are no longer available.

Ramen has not announced another update or a change to the shutdown schedule. Unless the developer says otherwise, the December closure will end online play, with no offline or community-hosted option planned.

Source: UploadVR

Key Questions

When will Zenith: Nexus shut down?

The servers are scheduled to close on December 18 at 10 a.m. Pacific time.

When is the last day to download the game?

The free version is scheduled to remain available to download until November 18. Existing players can continue online until the December 18 shutdown.

Can players keep playing after the servers close?

Ramen VR has said it has no plans for an offline version or community-hosted servers. No post-shutdown way to play has been announced.

Can players still buy The Last City or Zennies?

No. Sales of The Last City DLC and the in-game currency Zennies ended on October 21.

Source: UploadVR