Pudgy Penguins NFT Game ‘Pudgy Party’ Shuts Down Less than a Year After Launch

Pudgy Party, and Pudgy Penguins-themed mobile battle royale party game, was abruptly shut down on Friday after less than a year and is no longer available for download across iOS and Android.

According to the post on the game a valid X accountThe crypto-native brand decided to shut down the game in an attempt to seriously disrupt its other game it’s working on, Pudgy World.

“Pudgy World continues to grow rapidly, offers one of the most exciting and innovative online experiences out there, and being owned by us, they have everything we need to be the best in the Pudgy Penguins game,” the team wrote.

Pudgy Party-co-created FIFA Rivals and NFL Rivals maker Mythical Games – was launched worldwide last August, setting the stage for Fall Guys multiplayer, challenging players to go harder than their competitors.

Although it’s popular at its core, Pudgy Party set the sights by allowing players to exchange and trade in-game items as NFTs. With its fun competitive gameplay, accessible design, and options NFT hook, Pudgy Party it was called the 2025 Greatest Games in Decryptand GG.

But while Pudgy Penguins said the game had millions of downloads and downloads, CEO Luca Netz told the community on Friday that the company lost millions trying to support the project, according to X threads from someone who was present on the call. A spokesman for the Pudgy Penguins confirmed the accuracy of the statement Decrypt.

Pudgy World, described by the developers as “the most fun place on the Internet,” is an online gaming and social space that compares to the classic game Club Penguin, even with user items that are displayed as NFTs on. Commentsan Ethereum layer-2 network launched by the parent company of Pudgy Penguins.

Decrypt reached out to Mythical Games to comment on Pudgy Party’s closure, but did not immediately receive a response.

Pudgy Penguins token PENGU is up more than 10% on the day closed at 0.0072 US Dollar in the middle of the broader market, although it is down about 15% in the last month.

Pudgy Party joins many popular blockchain games that have closed with it stopped development in 2025 and until now in 2026, including titles like Deaddrop, Nyan Heroes, and MetalCore. Many developers he complained about the lack of interest from players and unable to get additional funds to continue developing their games.

On Sunday, the founders of another popular crypto game-Fishing Frenzy on Ethereum game network Ronin– said it would also close and end development. The game will be offline on June 25.

“Despite our best efforts, we have not been able to prove our opinion on the crypto game and we have not found the right business to do it,” said the founders of Fishing Frenzy. wrote on X. “We spent a lot of time over the last year testing a number of strategies with audiences, but the results didn’t give us enough satisfaction on the way forward.”