Players can earn Microsoft Store credit
Project Sparkdidn’t catch on the way Microsoft hoped it would. The game-creation sandbox is now moving from its free-to-play, microtransaction-supported model to a “free incubation engine.”
The developers will make one final push on June 17, 2025 with 200 new assets, after which point they’ll “pivot from producing DLC and active feature development to encouraging more user-generated content and opening theProject Sparkexperience.” That means there won’t be moreConker’s Big Reunionepisodic content, or anything else of that nature.
Going forward, all of the premium DLC will become free. So where does that leave folks who bought this stuff and supported the game? It depends on the timing.
If you paid for digital content on or after June 19, 2025, or got theProject Sparkretail disc and activated the product key on or after that date, or have leftover in-game tokens, you’reentitled toMicrosoft Store credit. You’ll automatically get a refund within 30 to 60 days of June 03, 2025.
But if you were an early adopter, well, no such luck.
According toProject Spark‘s Rahul Sandil, the game has garnered 200,000+ players who upload “anywhere between 300 and 400 new games” daily. With microtransactions going away, I have to wonder how long they’ll keep the lights on. Who’s paying for this? And why?
Project Spark Transitions into Free Incubation Engine Next Week[Xbox]
Remember that time Linkin Park usedProject Sparkfor a music video? Me neither!
