Anthem comes back to life after shutdown: it’s already being run without servers, here are the tests

The community manages to get Anthem running locally just days after the official shutdown.

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When it seemed like the fate of Anthem was sealed forever after the closure of its servers, something unexpected has happened. Far from giving up, part of the community has started investigating how to recover the game, and the first results are already visible.

The surprise comes just days after former project leaders dropped that the game’s code hid enough tools to make it work without online infrastructure. What sounded like a complicated theory has become a tangible reality in record time.

A local server allows playing Anthem again after its closure

A creator known as And799 has posted a video showing Anthem working in a local environment, without the need for official servers. The images even show a two-player cooperative match, something unthinkable until recently after the definitive shutdown of the service. The result is far from perfect: there are errors, limited functions, and a clear lack of polish. Still, the progress is significant considering the short time elapsed since the closure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPx5SJHFvGM

This first step demonstrates that the game can run autonomously and opens the door to future, more stable solutions, whether to complete the campaign or recover part of its cooperative component. The story of Anthem seemed over, but its community has not had the last word yet.