Long-Running Zombie Game Urban Dead to Shut Down in 2025

After nearly 20 years, the zombie survival web game Urban Dead will be shutting down on March 14th, 2025, due to the upcoming UK Online Safety Act. The Act introduces stringent age-verification requirements for user-interactive websites, and the developer, Kevan, states that the risk of substantial fines makes continued operation unfeasible, even for smaller projects. The game will be shut down at noon UTC on March 14th, with the game wiki going read-only the same day. Kevan promises to announce any future revivals or spin-offs on this website and will refund IP unlock donations from the past six months upon request.