The Crew Returns: Fans Revive Ubisoft’s 2014 Racing Game as The Crew Unlimited

In March 2024, Ubisoft shocked the gaming community by shutting down the servers for The Crew, leaving even the single-player campaign inaccessible to owners of the game. The move sparked widespread outrage, leading to controversy over digital game ownership on platforms like Steam, the emergence of the Stop Killing Games movement, and even legal attempts against the developers. Some dedicated fans, unwilling to let the game die, decided to take matters into their own hands.

The result of these efforts is The Crew Unlimited — essentially the same 2014 racing game, now fully playable with online features restored via fan-hosted servers. Players can once again enjoy cooperative missions, PvP races, faction challenges, and crew creation. Modders have also enhanced performance and optimization, fixed matchmaking issues, reinstated classic events and missions, and resolved a number of longstanding bugs.

The game is available for free download from the official developers’ websit e. Originally, The Crew offered a realistic racing experience from both first- and third-person perspectives, featuring a wide variety of vehicles, advanced physics, and massive open-world maps stretching thousands of kilometers. The game also received two expansions: Wild Run and Calling All Units.

With The Crew Unlimited, fans have ensured that this beloved racing title can continue to be enjoyed, proving that passionate communities can sometimes save games that developers abandon.