First it was the Nintendo Switch release of Caravan Stories that was shuttered back in June. Then active development of the flagship Asian release (for PC and mobile) was halted early this month. Now publisher Aiming has confirmed that the Japanese and North American PlayStation 4 versions of the game will be shutting down early next year on March 13th.
Thank you for playing Caravan Stories PlayStation® 4. We are sad to announce that as of 11:00 am JST on March 13, 2025, service for Caravan Stories PlayStation®4 will be coming to an end.
We have always worked hard to ensure that we offer you, our customers, the best service we can. However, as we have determined that it is no longer possible to continue offering satisfactory service, we have made the decision to bring the service to an end.
We wish to offer our sincere gratitude to all of you for your patronage thus far, and ask for your understanding with regard to the end of service.
Schedule Until End of Service
– Notice of End of Service (This Notice)
1:00 pm JST on September 12, 2024– End of sale of Paid Phantasm Gems and Paid Gold (coinciding with this notice).
1:00 pm JST on September 12, 2024– End of Service
11:00 am JST on March 13, 2025*Certain in-game Events are scheduled to continue to be updated until the end of service.
To ensure that our customers are able to continue enjoying Caravan Stories PlayStation®4 until the end of service, we implemented an update that made certain content permanent following maintenance on September 12. Please check here for more details.
We sincerely hope that you will continue to enjoy your journey in Caravan Stories PlayStation®4 until the end of service at 11:00am on March 13, 2025.
From everyone on the administration team for Caravan Stories PlayStation®4.
Caravan Stories Announcement – September 12, 2024
The full announcement includes details on refunds, monthly packs, and PlayStation Plus perks. You can grab the PlayStation 4 version for free here and if you don’t mind the dedicated PC launcher or have a compatible mobile device you can jump into the Asian release here. It’s worth noting that while this version has now seen the end of development Aiming is keeping it online for the foreseeable future.
Thanks to everyone who sent in the news about this one. We’ve added the date to the Watch List calendar and will have a page up on the site later.