Ballistic Moon officially ceased to exist on February 3, 2026. The studio filed for liquidation on July 29, 2025, and completed the dissolution process roughly six months later.
When a company dissolves, it gets removed from the corporate register entirely. The company can no longer operate, employ staff, or enter contracts. For Ballistic Moon, this marks the complete end of the studio that developed the Until Dawn remake.
The closure comes after the remake struggled to find an audience. Released in October 2024 for PlayStation 5 and PC, the game launched at full price despite being a remake of a title that originally came out in 2015. Many players questioned whether a full remake was necessary when a simple remaster or PC port of the original would have been enough.
Reception proved mixed at best. Players complained about technical issues including crashes on PC, while others argued the remake actually looked worse than the original in certain areas. The visual changes drew particular criticism, with the new lighting system favoring realistic brightness over the dramatic, horror-focused atmosphere of the 2015 version.
The pricing strategy likely hurt sales. Charging $60 for a game that was already 10 years old proved a tough sell, especially when the improvements felt marginal to many players. Some fans noted that the camera work and cinematography had been altered from the original’s more dynamic style to something more generic.
With the developer dissolved, people are already wondering about ongoing support. Games typically need their development studios for patches and updates, though publishers can sometimes handle this through other partners. Sony holds the Until Dawn IP rights, so the franchise itself remains viable.
