Bandai Namco announced that it will close down Gundam Tribe on May 27, 2025. The long-running Gundam browser game will have its plug pulled just shortly before it reaches its 10th anniversary.
The browser strategy game originally appeared in June 2015. Its operations team had a lengthy debate that concluded with the end of the game’s services just before it could actually reach its 10th anniversary. But despite the closure announcement, the team will continue adding new units and events until the server shutdown date.
Premium gacha purchases will be available until March 18, 2025. Bandai Namco will then close the game’s overall microtransaction system on March 31, 2025. The last event for Gundam Tribe will take place on May 12, 2025, and it will feature the “Beyond the Time” SP stage inspired by events from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack.
On a related note, Gundam Tribe is being developed and managed by Bandai Namco Online. The subsidiary company that also worked on Gundam Evolution and Blue Protocol will be absorbed into Bandai Namco Entertainment at the start of the new fiscal year on April 1, 2025. While Bandai Namco Entertainment will seamlessly continue managing Gundam Tribe for the remainder of its lifespan, its end-of-service announcement marks a closure for another game developed by Bandai Namco Online.
Gundam Tribe is available on PC and mobile browsers in Japan until May 27, 2025, at 6 PM JST.
Published: Feb 18, 2025 12:30 pm