The team behind alt:V, a multiplayer modification for Grand Theft Auto V, says it is shutting down at the request of Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games. Its community servers are expected to stop operating by July 6, 2026, leaving players and server owners to plan a move to another platform.
The shutdown will occur gradually over the coming months, giving server owners and players time to decide their next move. The platform will stop accepting new servers on March 2, 2026. Then, on May 4, the public server list that helps players find games will go offline. Finally, everything shuts down completely in July. That will mark the end of nearly a decade of alt:V as a major player in the Grand Theft Auto modding scene.
Videotech reported the shutdown notice on X.
The alt:V team says FiveM is the only authorized platform for GTA V multiplayer modding under Rockstar's platform agreement. Rockstar bought the team behind FiveM and RedM in 2023, bringing what was once a community-run modification under its corporate umbrella. The announcement also comes just a month after Rockstar launched an official marketplace where creators can sell their mods through a curated system with Rockstar branding.
It's a sign that Rockstar wants to control how the creators monetize and distribute mods for GTA, which makes sense given the scale of Grand Theft Auto VI's November 19, 2026 launch. Having multiple platforms doing essentially the same thing creates complications. It's harder to enforce rules, harder to monetize, and harder to maintain a consistent message about what's officially supported.
For communities moving to FiveM, the transition also means working within a Rockstar-owned platform. Its rules and tools will shape what server owners can build and sell there.
This shutdown affects more than just the platform itself. Server owners who have invested time and money into building communities on alt:V now face difficult decisions. Do they try to migrate to FiveM? Do they shut down entirely? Players are also left in a tough spot. Communities they've been part of for years might disappear. Characters and storylines they've developed might come to an abrupt end. The relationships and experiences built on alt:V servers can't always easily transfer onto a new platform.
For alt:V communities, this ends the choice to remain on the independent platform they have built around. Moving to FiveM keeps custom multiplayer possible, but puts those communities inside Rockstar's ecosystem. Whether this more creator-focused approach benefits players will depend on the tools, rules and support that follow.
