LawBreakers
LawBreakers was Boss Key Productions' gravity-bending 5v5 arena shooter from designer Cliff Bleszinski, built around zero-gravity combat zones and objective-based match modes. It shut down in September 2018 after failing to build a sustained playerbase — a session-based shooter, not a persistent MMO.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Historical / discontinued
- Business model
- Free-to-play
- Genre
- Online shooter
- Release
- —
- Platforms
- WindowsPlayStation
- Developer
- Boss Key Productions
- Publisher
- Not yet verified
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
A visual fingerprint built from MMOFinder’s current verified catalog fields—not a review score.
Team-based PvP matches are the sole focus — there is no PvE
Team-based matches push this toward group play, though solo queueing is supported
Structured, gravity-shifting maps are the stronger catalog signal
Real-time gravity-defying hero-shooter combat is recorded
Why you might like it
- A stylish arena shooter from Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, mixing Quake/Unreal-style aerial jetpack combat with Team Fortress 2-style class roles.
- Featured zero-gravity combat zones that let players fight in fully three-dimensional spaces, a rare mechanic for the genre.
Things to consider
- Struggled badly to find an audience after launching in August 2017, reportedly dropping to only around 10 concurrent players within two months.
- Made free-to-play in a last-ditch effort in mid-2018, but servers were shut down entirely by September 14, 2018, and developer Boss Key Productions closed shortly after.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-08-28
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- Discovered in MMORPG.com / MMO game directories; deeper fields pending verification
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresStructured gameplay fields were source-checked for this profile.Verified
- Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
- Source trail1 linked source is recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 28, 2026.Verified
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LawBreakers relationship map
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LawBreakers timeline
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- —Released
MMOFinder records LawBreakers as released in —.
- CurrentCatalog status
Closed
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
LawBreakers screenshots & gameplay
Two verified gameplay images and a gameplay video for a quick look at the game in action.
Source: Verified YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
LawBreakers is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Online shooter. Its recorded status is Closed — shut down September 2018, while the business model is listed as Free-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows, PlayStation. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.
Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Real-time gravity-defying hero-shooter combat (service discontinued 2018). Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Boss Key Productions, and the publisher field lists Not yet verified. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.
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