LET IT DIE shutting August 31; paid offline edition, INFERNO Season 2

GungHo Online Entertainment has set a hard end date for LET IT DIE online services and a timeline for a paid offline relaunch. GOE said servers will shut down on August 31 and that an offline version of the tower-climbing action game will be available in Fall 2026, while LET IT DIE: INFERNO Season 2 launches March 10 at 12 a.m. PT, introducing new PvE modes, weapons, enemies, and system updates.

GOE published a Sunset Schedule that lays out the transition: July 30, Death Metals will no longer be usable; August 30, LET IT DIE will no longer be downloadable; August 31, server shutdown. For players in North America and Europe, media reporting provides timezone specifics: the free-to-play app will be discontinued Sunday August 30 at 7:00 p.m. PT and 10:00 p.m. ET, which converts to Monday August 31 at 03:00 BST and 04:00 CEST, and the online servers will be shut down Monday August 31 at 7:00 p.m. PT and 10:00 p.m. ET, which converts to Tuesday September 1 at 03:00 BST and 04:00 CEST.

The conversion of live-service hooks is detailed in GOE’s description of the offline edition. Death Metal will be discontinued, and GOE says, "Beginning today, players can participate in a Death Metal event to use the currency before the Offline version." GOE also stated, "The 'Continue' system will remain in Offline, but it will require Kill Coins instead of Death Metal," and "Core gameplay systems remain intact and are now fully supported by Kill Coins." The offline edition will have no microtransactions and no server maintenance or online dependency.

GOE and reproduced press materials map how online purchases and systems will change in offline play: premium decal purchases and storage expansion purchases move from Death Metal or Kill Coin to Kill Coin; the Continue system, Dustin 5, base renovation item purchases, retrieving fighters, and the Express Pass will require Kill Coin in offline; converting Death Metal to Kill Coin will be discontinued; shortening R&D time at Choku-Funsha will be discontinued; vending machine Hernia purchases will be discontinued; Tokyo Death Metro asynchronous PvP will be replaced by CPU opponents; and the seasonal TDM Battle Rush will be discontinued.

Publishers and outlets note practical impacts for long-term players. NicheGamer reports that "Save data from the online version will transfer to the offline version." WorthPlaying highlights LET IT DIE’s asynchronous "death data" Hater mechanics and Tetsuo NPC raids as core multiplayer hooks that will change under offline conversions. The original 2016 release helped the game rack up more than nine million downloads, and the title’s voice cast includes Mark Hamill, Billy Dee Williams, Verne Troyer, Steve Blum, Mark Rolston, Laraine Newman, and Tracy Lords.

LET IT DIE: INFERNO Season 2 is due March 10 at 12 a.m. PT and, GOE says, "expands how players survive (and die) inside Hell Gate." GOE points to an INFERNO trailer and Dev Diaries on Uncle Death’s YouTube channel for more details. Grasshopper Manufacture has yet to announce the offline edition’s price or exact release date, and GOE’s press header contains a date discrepancy that remains to be clarified; GOE lists Fall 2026 as the target for the paid offline release.