Caldera closed in September 2023
Caldera is a retired Vanguard-era battle royale island. Activision’s shutdown date, as reported by Dexerto, is 21 September 2023. It is not coming back with Season 1.
A Pacific island with an end date
GamesAtlas records Caldera’s launch as 8 December 2021 and lists 15 areas: Naval Arsenal, Industrial Docks, Runway, Ruins, Phosphate Mines, and Peak among them. The mode column is Vanguard-era battle royale. Dexerto’s shutdown story is the date I use for the ending: 21 September 2023. That pairing is why the status line says retired rather than “maybe next season.”
Season 1’s blog names Hajin, Zodiac, a later Verdansk, a later Rebirth Island, and a Season 2 Vondel. Caldera is absent. I will not add it to a rumor list.
Why the page still exists
Search still asks for the island by name. The honest answer is a closed date plus the old district list, not a drop guide. Peak rotations and the capital ship’s flight path were the identity of that year. They are history. If you want a volcano-sized map that queues today, that map is Hajin, and it is a Korean peninsula, not this Pacific rock.
Storage bunkers and access cards from the 2020 city also do not apply. There is no Caldera keypad code in the sources I kept.
FAQ
Is Caldera still in Warzone?
No. The shutdown date used here is 21 September 2023.
When did Caldera launch?
8 December 2021.
Related
Sources
- GamesAtlas — Caldera — checked 2026-11-10
- Dexerto — Caldera shutdown — checked 2026-11-10
- Season 1 blog — checked 2026-11-10