{
  "schemaVersion": 1,
  "kind": "nightmare-mode-survival-record",
  "id": "the-crew",
  "title": "The Crew",
  "released": "2014",
  "answerState": "unavailable",
  "answer": {
    "en": "No. The publisher states that the game became inaccessible on every platform after its servers were shut down on 31 March 2024.",
    "de": "Nein. Laut Publisher wurde das Spiel auf allen Plattformen unzugänglich, nachdem die Server am 31. März 2024 abgeschaltet wurden."
  },
  "evidenceBoundary": {
    "en": "This record relies on Ubisoft's shutdown notice. We did not independently test every former platform or assess unofficial preservation projects.",
    "de": "Dieser Eintrag stützt sich auf Ubisofts Abschalthinweis. Wir haben nicht jede frühere Plattform selbst getestet und keine inoffiziellen Erhaltungsprojekte bewertet."
  },
  "checkedAt": "2026-08-29",
  "nextReview": "2026-11-29",
  "platformScope": {
    "en": "PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Amazon Luna and Ubisoft+ as named by Ubisoft",
    "de": "PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Amazon Luna und Ubisoft+ laut Ubisoft"
  },
  "dependencies": [
    {
      "id": "installation",
      "label": {
        "en": "Installed files",
        "de": "Installierte Dateien"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "Files alone do not provide access after shutdown.",
        "de": "Die Dateien allein ermöglichen nach der Abschaltung keinen Zugang."
      },
      "state": "required"
    },
    {
      "id": "store",
      "label": {
        "en": "Store availability",
        "de": "Store-Verfügbarkeit"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "Delisted on 14 December 2023.",
        "de": "Am 14. Dezember 2023 aus den Stores genommen."
      },
      "state": "unavailable"
    },
    {
      "id": "publisher-login",
      "label": {
        "en": "Publisher services",
        "de": "Publisher-Dienste"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "No publisher-supported independent access path is documented.",
        "de": "Kein vom Publisher unterstützter unabhängiger Zugangsweg ist dokumentiert."
      },
      "state": "required"
    },
    {
      "id": "game-server",
      "label": {
        "en": "Game server",
        "de": "Spielserver"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "Shut down on 31 March 2024.",
        "de": "Am 31. März 2024 abgeschaltet."
      },
      "state": "unavailable"
    },
    {
      "id": "single-player",
      "label": {
        "en": "Solo game",
        "de": "Einzelspiel"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "Publisher states the game is no longer accessible.",
        "de": "Laut Publisher ist das Spiel nicht mehr zugänglich."
      },
      "state": "unavailable"
    },
    {
      "id": "local-save",
      "label": {
        "en": "Independent local save",
        "de": "Unabhängiger lokaler Spielstand"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "No supported offline continuation is established by the reviewed source.",
        "de": "Die geprüfte Quelle belegt keine unterstützte Offline-Fortsetzung."
      },
      "state": "not-established"
    },
    {
      "id": "online-features",
      "label": {
        "en": "Online features",
        "de": "Online-Funktionen"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "Unavailable with the game servers.",
        "de": "Mit den Spielservern nicht mehr verfügbar."
      },
      "state": "unavailable"
    }
  ],
  "timeline": [
    {
      "date": "2014-12",
      "title": {
        "en": "The Crew launches",
        "de": "The Crew erscheint"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "Ubisoft's online driving game enters service.",
        "de": "Ubisofts Online-Rennspiel geht in Betrieb."
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-12-14",
      "title": {
        "en": "Delisting announced",
        "de": "Delisting angekündigt"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "All editions and virtual-currency packs are removed from online stores.",
        "de": "Alle Editionen und Pakete virtueller Währung werden aus den Online-Stores genommen."
      }
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-03-31",
      "title": {
        "en": "Servers shut down",
        "de": "Server abgeschaltet"
      },
      "detail": {
        "en": "Ubisoft says the game is no longer accessible on any platform.",
        "de": "Ubisoft erklärt das Spiel auf allen Plattformen für nicht mehr zugänglich."
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": {
        "en": "An Update on The Crew",
        "de": "Ein Update zu The Crew"
      },
      "publisher": "Ubisoft",
      "url": "https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/the-crew/the-crew-2/news-updates/3u0la29yUBGBzYlwKp5QMZ",
      "publishedAt": "2023-12-14",
      "relevance": {
        "en": "Direct publisher statement covering delisting, shutdown date, platforms and loss of access.",
        "de": "Direkte Publisher-Aussage zu Delisting, Abschaltdatum, Plattformen und Zugangsverlust."
      }
    }
  ],
  "editorialNote": "Publisher documentation is not represented as an independent hands-on test. Reuse facts with their sources and preserve the evidence boundary."
}