The end of FTX seems to have directly spelled the end of Storybook Brawl, which stopped announcing updates in November. However, Protos has pointed out that the game may likely be auctioned off as a part of FTX bankruptcy proceedings.
Crypto is the end of Storybook Brawl
Storybook Brawl, a card based autobattler game that was beloved by Sam Bankman-Fried, took its servers offline on May 1. The game had no connection to the crypto industry until its studio was acquired by FTX Ventures in March 2022. This was not taken well by its existing playerbase, who left a flood of negative reviews on Steam based on the developers' intentions to incorporate cryptocurrencies and NFTs. According to SBF, Storybook Brawl was going to be "the vanguard for the ethical integration of gaming and crypto transactions."