CritticWars is temporarily offline

We're responding to PHP2SHELL, a serious security flaw in PHP, the software behind a large part of the web, CritticWars included. It affects websites everywhere, not just us, and other services have gone offline today for the same reason.

To keep your account and the game safe, we have taken CritticWars offline until our host installs the fix. Your account is not affected by the downtime, and we will bring the game back as soon as the update is in place.

We're sorry for the interruption, and thank you for your patience.

Read the UK National Cyber Security Centre notice

Taken offline on 21 October 2026.