Riot Games has confirmed that 2XKO development ends in December 2026, less than a year after its League of Legends fighting game launched on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. The servers stay online, every champion unlocks in September, and purchases made before the announcement are refunded.
2XKO was Riot’s first fighting game, a tag-team brawler built around the League roster. It left early access in January after a high-profile run at Evo 2026, in a genre that has also produced a Street Fighter movie trailer and a leaked 20-character roster for Marvel’s Tokon: Fighting Souls this year.
Why 2XKO development ends now
Riot says many players tried the game, but not enough stayed to put it on a sustainable path.
“We would have continued active development if we saw any viable future, but 2XKO costs us substantially more to operate than it brings in, and engagement has stayed relatively flat despite our larger updates.”
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All champions unlock in September
Patch 1.3.1 arrives on September 8 with the full roster unlocked for every player and Lux added to the line-up. Ranked lobbies, Battle Passes, seasons and KO Points go with it, replaced by a new Ultimate Bundle that collects every cosmetic. Samira follows in October as the final champion, and the Competitive Series closes with its last official event in November.
Refunds and the final patch
Riot is refunding all KO Points and Starter Edition purchases made before August 20, with money due back by November 1 and requests closing on December 7. Players keep everything they unlocked. Once 2XKO development ends in December, the final patch is a bug-fix release and the game enters a maintenance state; Riot says servers remain online beyond 2026 and offline play is unaffected.
Players in the UAE keep the same access as everyone else: the game stays free to play with the full roster unlocked, and console refunds run through PlayStation and Xbox’s standard procedures.
What is 2XKO?
2XKO is Riot Games’ free-to-play tag-team fighting game starring League of Legends champions. It launched on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series on January 20, 2026, after an early access period.
Will 2XKO shut down?
No. Riot says servers remain online beyond 2026 and offline play is unaffected. After the final bug-fix patch in December, the game enters a maintenance state with no planned updates.
When do all 2XKO champions unlock?
Patch 1.3.1 on September 8, 2026 unlocks the full roster for every player for free. Lux joins the game in that patch, and Samira follows in October as the final champion.
