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Fae Farm PC Multiplayer to Cease Sept. 10 After Phoenix Labs Website Goes Offline

Players seek refunds over the loss of co-op support following the disappearance of Phoenix Labs’ official website.

Fae Farm screenshot - Fae farmer seems to be screaming at a large sheep
Image via Phoenix Labs

Overview

  • Phoenix Labs updated Fae Farm’s Steam page on August 12 to announce that PC online co-op will be disabled at 23:59 PT on September 10, 2025, with no future updates and single-player offline remaining playable.
  • The developer’s official site at phxlabs.ca has gone offline, and observers report Phoenix Labs appears effectively shuttered after January layoffs and the May closure of Dauntless.
  • Fae Farm has been removed from the Epic Games Store, with its storefront page returning a 404, while console listings on Nintendo eShop remain unchanged and retain LAN-based co-op functionality.
  • Players who purchased the game for its online features have voiced outrage and are demanding refunds, citing the loss of a marketed multiplayer option just two years after launch.
  • Phoenix Labs has offered no detailed explanation or refund policy for the impending shutdown of its PC co-op service.