Bungo Stray Dogs: Tales of the Lost Mobile Game Is Shutting Down This Friday
The Bungo Stray Dogs: Tales of the Lost mobile game is being removed from service on Friday, July 31, 2026, due to the closure of its developer, Ambition. According to Anime News Network, the game's servers will be shut down, and players will no longer be able to access the app. This development brings an end to the game's journey of over nine years since its release for iOS and Android in 2017.
The game was based on the Bungo Stray Dogs universe created by Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa, and it offered fans the opportunity to build teams with characters inspired by the works of real-life famous authors. When the series' literary abilities were combined with combat mechanics, the result was a production that was both strategic and collection-focused. The game was particularly beloved for making characters from the Armed Detective Agency and Port Mafia playable in different costumes and variations.
This closure serves as a reminder of how deep the series' history is on the mobile gaming side as well. The Bungo Stray Dogs manga has been published in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine since 2012; the anime adaptation by Bones began in 2016 and expanded to include five seasons and the Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple film. The anime made Kafka Asagiri's story, which blends literary history with fantastical action, popular worldwide.
The closure of Ambition means that Tales of the Lost players must bid farewell to the character cards and progress in their accounts. In such mobile games, server shutdowns typically result in the deletion of all user data. So far, no farewell event or final reward campaign has been announced specifically for the game.
Still, this is not an ending for the Bungo Stray Dogs universe. The manga continues to be published, and anime episodes are still being watched on digital platforms. Whether Kadokawa will return to the series with a new mobile game or a different digital project in the future remains a matter of curiosity for now.
