Looney Tunes World of Mayhem shut down on 15 October 2026, ending an eight-year run. Publisher Scopely disabled in-app purchases on 16 August and removed the game from the app stores on 23 August. No offline version was released, and player progress could not be transferred anywhere.
The Shutdown Timeline
Scopely announced the closure on 15 July 2026 and ran it in four stages over three months.
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| 15 July 2026 | Scopely announced the closure and started a 28-day farewell giveaway calendar |
| 16 August 2026 | In-app purchases ended and the official social channels were switched off |
| 23 August 2026 | The game was removed from the App Store and Google Play, ending new downloads |
| 15 October 2026 | The game ceased operations, along with account access and player support |
As of 22 October 2026, Scopely’s closing date has passed and the company has published nothing to revise it. The App Store and Google Play listings no longer resolve, and Scopely’s support page states that accounts are not accessible after the closing date. No outlet has published a report from the final day itself, so the only account of the shutdown remains the schedule Scopely set in July.
Why Did Scopely Shut It Down?
Scopely never gave a business reason. Its statements referred only to the game reaching the end of its life and to the team’s regret.
The announcement said, “This isn’t an easy goodbye,” and added that “it’s with real sadness that we say goodbye to this wonderful community”. The support page said the game had a lifecycle and that the team could no longer support it “the way our players deserve”. Neither mentioned revenue, staffing or licensing.
Third-party analytics fill part of the gap. Figures from AppMagic, reported by the trade site MobileGamer.biz in July 2026, estimate that the game took:
- Lifetime player spending: More than $106 million, about 62 percent of it from players in the United States.
- Lifetime downloads: Just over 41 million, led by the United States at 19 percent, then Brazil at 10 percent, Mexico at 8 percent and Russia at 6 percent.
- The decline: Monthly spending began falling in August 2021 and dropped steadily from there, averaging roughly $350,000 a month from January 2026.
Those are outside estimates rather than figures Scopely has published, and Scopely did not name financial performance as the cause. A game earning about $350,000 a month is a long way from one earning enough to justify a live-operations team, but the connection is inference, not a stated reason.
What Players Lost
Everything held inside the game, with no compensation scheme announced.
Scopely’s sunset page set out what happened to accounts and purchases:
- Collections and progress: Accessible until 15 October 2026 and unavailable afterwards.
- Transfers: Progress could not be moved to any other Scopely title.
- Refunds: The sunset page does not mention them, and Scopely announced no refund programme for past purchases.
- Offline play: No offline mode was released, despite players asking for one when the closure was announced.
- Support: Available through the in-game Settings and Help menu until 15 October 2026 only.
The pattern matches other licensed mobile titles taken offline this year, including Mario Kart Tour, which Nintendo closed after seven years, and Warzone Mobile, whose servers were switched off for good. In each case the purchased content ended with the servers.
What Happened to the Studio That Built It
Epic Games bought the developer in 2023, three and a half years before the game it had promised to keep running closed.
Looney Tunes World of Mayhem was developed by Aquiris Game Studio of Porto Alegre, Brazil, and published by Scopely under licence from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scopely’s launch announcement was dated 13 December 2018, and PocketGamer.biz reported Scopely’s claim of more than one million downloads on the first day.
Epic Games invested in Aquiris in April 2022 with a multi-game publishing agreement, then announced on 19 April 2023 that it had acquired the studio outright and renamed it Epic Games Brasil, its first studio in Latin America. Terms were not disclosed. Aquiris chief executive Mauricio Longoni, who became studio director, said at the time that the studio’s existing games, naming Wonderbox, Horizon Chase 2 and Looney Tunes World of Mayhem, were titles “which we will continue to operate”.
The studio’s attention moved to Fortnite work after the acquisition. Epic has since closed other parts of that ecosystem too, including Rocket Racing, which Fortnite cut on 1 October.
Is There Another Looney Tunes Mobile Game?
No direct replacement has been announced. The nearest thing was a crossover inside a different Scopely game.
Scopely ran an officially licensed Looney Tunes collaboration in Monopoly Go from 29 July to 23 September 2026, adding Looney Tunes characters and events to its harvest season. That began a fortnight after the World of Mayhem closure was announced, and it has also now ended.
Monopoly Go remains available on iOS and Android, but it is a board-game adaptation rather than a character-collection battler, so it does not replace what World of Mayhem offered. Scopely has announced no successor, and no other publisher has announced a Looney Tunes mobile role-playing game.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can You Still Play Looney Tunes World of Mayhem?
No. Operations ended on 15 October 2026, the app was delisted on 23 August 2026, and no offline build exists.
Did Scopely Give Refunds for In-App Purchases?
No refund programme was announced, and Scopely’s sunset page says nothing about refunds.
Who Developed Looney Tunes World of Mayhem?
Aquiris Game Studio in Porto Alegre, Brazil, which Epic Games acquired in April 2023 and renamed Epic Games Brasil.
How Much Did the Game Earn?
AppMagic estimates lifetime player spending above $106 million across just over 41 million downloads. Scopely has not published its own totals.
Why Did Scopely Not Explain the Closure?
It gave no reason beyond the game reaching the end of its lifecycle. Analytics showing a decline from August 2021 are the only public indication of commercial pressure.
