One of the biggest alternatives to Grand Theft Auto V's official modding platform is shutting down, leaving thousands of players searching for a new home.
The popular multiplayer platform alt: V is ceasing operations by July 6, 2026, following direct contact from Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games. The shutdown will occur gradually over the coming months, giving server owners and players time to decide their next move.
This isn't happening overnight. 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.
And with that marks the end of a nearly a decade of alt:V as a major player in the Grand Theft Auto modding scene.
The shutdown means that Take-Two is essentially saying that FiveM is now the only authorized platform for GTA V multiplayer mods and user-created content. This became their official position after Rockstar bought the team behind FiveM and RedM in 2023, bringing what was once a community-run modification under their corporate umbrella.
The move 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 how big Grand Theft Auto VI is about to become come November 19, 2026. 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. By uniting everyone onto FiveM, they create one pipeline, one set of rules, and one place to point users.
