Riot Games is pulling the plug on its ambitious League fighting game. 2XKO, the tag-team fighter announced years ago as ‘Project L’, is set to end active development in December 2026, switching to maintenance mode with no new content or characters. Riot will ship its final two planned fighters, Lux and Samira, before winding down.
The timeline
2XKO entered a limited alpha in early 2026 and showed genuine promise, but Riot has now confirmed the studio will pivot resources away from active feature development later this year. The final build delivers Lux and Samira as the closing roster additions, and the game will remain playable but effectively frozen after that. The news was confirmed by Riot Games, reported by Game Informer and GosuGamers.
What it means
For the fighting game community, it is a disappointment that never quite landed the mainstream breakout Riot hoped for. For Riot, the end of 2XKO means the company is refocusing on its core titles. The game itself will stay online, but for the FGC hoping for a new tournament staple, the window has closed before it really opened. In a year of huge game news, this is the quiet end of a project that promised plenty and delivered, in the end, only a glimpse.
