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A Message from the Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Team

Thank you for playing Sword Art Online Variant Showdown.

We are very saddened to announce that service for Sword Art Online Variant Showdown (SAOVS) will be discontinued on 10/30/2025 (Wednesday).
Despite daily efforts to improve service quality since its launch on 11/24/2022, we ultimately decided to discontinue the service after concluding that it would be difficult to continue providing a satisfying player experience.
Once again, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported the app over the years, along with our sincere apologies for this unfortunate outcome.


Ending Schedule

- End of sales of premium in-app currency (Variant Crystals)
8/29/2025 (Friday), 02:00 (UTC)

Discontinuation of Online Service

10/30/2025 (Thursday), 04:00 (UTC)



We have prepared a finale campaign as a way of saying thanks so that everyone can have at least little more fun until service ends.

About the Upcoming Schedule

In addition to running a finale campaign to allow everyone to enjoy the game right up to the end, we will also be introducing an Offline Edition that can be played offline following the end of service.

Finale Campaign Roadmap

In-Game Events & Campaigns

Following maintenance on 8/29/2025, we will be launching a variety of in-app events and campaigns as way of saying thanks and keeping the fun going up until the very end.



Event
・8/29 Limited-time event "Take Back the Stream!" begins
・Late September New event begins
・October Finale event begins

Scouts
・Event Scouts
Event Scouts that utilize tickets earned in the events.
・Festival Scout
A Scout featuring all characters and ability cards that have appeared up to this point.

Note: More details will be announced at a later date in the app.

Downloading the Offline Edition

After service is discontinued following maintenance on 10/30/2025 (Thursday), we will offer an Offline Edition that preserves a portion of everyone's play data, making it possible to continue enjoying certain features like battles.

How to Migrate to the Offline Edition

The Offline Edition of the app (Ver 3.0.0) will be released at the same time as online service concludes.
You can migrate to the Offline Edition by updating to Ver 3.0.0.

After updating to the Offline Edition, launch the game to begin the migration process.
Follow the instructions and download the required data, and your migration to the Offline Edition will be complete.

Note: In order to play the Offline Edition of the game, please complete migration by 03:00 UTC on 1/29/2026 (Thursday).
Note: In order to migrate to the Offline Edition of the game, you will need to have completed the tutorial by the final day online service (04:00 UTC on 10/30/2025 (Thursday)).

Transferring Game Data

The deadline for transferring data to the Offline Edition will be 1/29/2026 (Thursday) 03:00 (UTC). After that time, it will no longer be possible to transfer your game data.
Linking your account to a Bandai Namco ID allows you to transfer your game data to another device using the same OS.

Please also note that future OS updates may cause the game to no longer run.

Offline Edition Features

Main Quests All quests released after the period of extended maintenance ended on 12/17/2024 will be unlocked. Note: There will be no clear rewards.

Unlimited Dungeon A selection of floors from 50F to 500F of the Unlimited Dungeon will be available to play.
Points for allotting on the Growth Board will also be set to the maximum amount from the beginning to allow you to enjoy it as you please. Note: There will be no clear rewards.

Takedown Battles You will be able to play all Solo and Multi Quests released up to this point. Note: You will not be able to play online with other players.
Note: There will be no clear rewards.

Battle Royal You will be able to play free matches against the CPU.

Stories The following stories released after the period of extended maintenance ended on 12/17/2024 will be available to enjoy.
・Main Story
・Side Stories
・Extra Stories

Character Interactions All features of Character Interactions will be unlocked, allowing you to enjoy character-unique stories and voices.

Scouts A Scout with all previous characters and ability cards will be created.
This will allow you to enjoy the Scout and SSR character cutscenes. Note: You will not be able to actually obtain characters or ability cards from this Scout.

Thank-You Credits The player names of all players who have logged in before 8/29/2025 will be viewable as credits in the Offline Edition. Note: Eligible for users with either XR 2 or higher, or Player Level 2 or higher.

Profile & Gallery You will be able to freely change the Title and Background of your profile as before.
All previous characters will be unlocked in the Gallery.

Closed Features

The following features will be closed and unavailable for use.

・The Tutorial
・Login Bonuses
・The Shop
・Purchasing Variant Crystals
・Enhancement of characters, ability cards, and armor
・Missions
・Daily Quests
・Multi Quests
・Expeditions
・The Labyrinth

Storage

The app data after migrating to the Offline Edition will require approximately 6 GB of storage. Please ensure that you have enough free storage space on your smartphone. A wi-fi connection is recommended when migrating to the Offline Edition.

Important Notes

・The above content may be subject to change without prior notice.
・Variant Crystals that you currently own cannot be used in the Offline Edition.
・We cannot guarantee that the Offline Edition will be downloadable or supported indefinitely. We also cannot guarantee that the Offline Edition will work correctly in all cases, and cannot provide support regarding it.
・The aforementioned content and schedule may be subject to change with prior notice.

Tie-up with the Sword Art Online: Integral Factor game app

All players of SAOVS will receive a gift of items usable in SAOIF.
More details on which items will be obtainable in SAOIF and how to link apps will be announced at a later date.

In Closing

We sincerely thank you for playing Sword Art Online Variant Showdown.
We offer our deepest apologies for having to discontinue service. We would also like to take this opportunity to convey the heartfelt gratitude we felt for everyone who joined us on this journey.
Thank you once again for playing SAOVS.
Though service is coming to an end for Sword Art Online Variant Showdown, we hope that you will continue to cherish and enjoy the Sword Art Online series.

The Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Team *Game visuals are under development.
*Event duration and content may change or end without notice.

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