--- title: "Tinder Cancels Its Apocalypse-Themed Game Due to Coronavirus" description: "Tinder has cancelled the international release of its apocalypse-themed in-app video-slash-hookup-game called \"Swipe Night,\" as TechCrunch reports." date: "2020-03-12" modified: "2020-03-12" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/tinder-cancels-apocalypse-themed-game-coronavirus" categories: - "Future Society" - "Health & Medicine" - "Medical" - "Pathogens" - "Viruses" tags: - "coronavirus" - "covid-19" - "the digest" - "tinder" - "virus" --- # Tinder Cancels Its Apocalypse-Themed Game Due to Coronavirus ![Tinder has cancelled the international release of its apocalypse-themed in-app video-slash-hookup-game called "Swipe Night," as TechCrunch reports.]() *\Image: Tinder\* ## Night Swiped It's not a good time to be releasing any entertainment based around the premise of an apocalypse unfolding — at least according to Tinder. The dating app company has [cancelled]() the international release of its video-slash-hookup-game "Swipe Night," [*TechCrunch* reports](), which was a choose-your-own adventure-style adventure about an impending asteroid impact. "We’ve decided not to launch the Swipe Night series around the world this weekend," reads an [extremely brief announcement]()."We were excited to bring this innovation to our members outside of the US, but given the series’ apocalyptic theme, and because we are sensitive to the current events our members are experiencing, we felt it would be difficult to launch it in the right spirit." ## Apocalypse Dates The project was meant to be released to 10 new markets in Europe and Asia this spring after it managed to boost some key numbers for the company in the US, [according to ]()*[Variety](),* boosting user matches by 26 percent and overall conversation by 12 percent. "Swipe Night" is a four-episode and five-minute interactive story. If you made the same choices as somebody else, it could lead to a match. It's a clever replacement of increasingly formulaic opening one-liners and awkward silences. The hookup app also warned users with a prompt last week. "Tinder is a great place to meet new people," it read. "While we want you to continue to have fun, protecting yourself from the coronavirus is more important." **READ MORE:** [Tinder cancels its apocalyptic-themed show ‘Swipe Night’ out of sensitivity to coronavirus outbreak]() \[*TechCrunch*\] **More on Tinder:** [Tinder Wants to Pair People Based on Their Apocalypse Strategy]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()