Sony cancels its free-to-play mobile Ratchet & Clank shooter

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A Ratchet and Clank game for phones will never get a full release. VGC reports that Ratchet and Clank Ranger Rumble, a free to play multiplayer shooter made by Oh BiBi with Insomniac and published by PlayStation, has been cancelled

The statement said the team had made the difficult decision to cease development. The game soft launched in November 2025 in the Philippines and Indonesia, later reached the UK and Canada, but never had a worldwide release

It will leave app stores on 21 November, and its servers will close on 1 May 2027. In app purchases have been removed, and the Super Pass is now free, although there is no word on refunds

Soft launches are used to test games in a few countries before a full release, and many are quietly cancelled at that stage. Even big names are not safe from that process

Ratchet and Clank is one of PlayStation's most charming series, so a mobile spin off made sense on paper. Making the pass free for the remaining months is a decent gesture for players who stuck with it. The series is at its best on consoles, so fans will hope Insomniac returns to a main game soon

Did you try Ranger Rumble during its soft launch? And should PlayStation keep trying mobile games?

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