Is Rockstar Games Really Making Bully Online? What the Evidence Says

Quick reality check for anyone seeing 'Bully Online' trending: no, Rockstar did not quietly spin up a new multiplayer game. What is blowing up right now is a fan-made mod that puts online play into the 2006 classic Bully (aka Canis Canem Edit). Still cool? Absolutely. Official? Not even a little.

So what actually is Bully Online?

It is a multiplayer mod built by fans, led by YouTuber and long-time community figure SWEGTA and a team working under the name Team SWEGTA. They are taking the original single-player Bully and layering in online modes so people can mess around together: think mini-games, races, free roam, and yes, the kind of roleplay servers you probably expected the moment you read the word 'multiplayer'. The announcement came with a trailer that gives a decent feel for the vibe and scope.

'After years of development, I'm glad to finally announce that BULLY ONLINE is happening! Minigames, roleplay, freeroam, and a ton of exclusive content — Made by fans for the fans. We'll be unveiling the trailer + some gameplay.'

— SWEGTA, Oct 27, 2025

Where the rumor mill went off the rails

Hype posts on social media made it sound like Rockstar was behind this, and that it would land in December. One viral example from Oct 28, 2025 had a user promising to be 'on the online server in December 100%' and crediting the mod to SWEGTA and other community devs. That last part is the important bit: it is a community project, not a Rockstar production. The scale of the mod (and, let's be honest, the dream of a Bully sequel) helped blur that line for some people, especially with Rockstar's history building out massive online sandboxes for GTA and Red Dead. But this is a different situation.

The plan, the timing, the money

• Project: Bully Online, a fan-made multiplayer mod for Bully/Canis Canem Edit
• Team: Led by SWEGTA (YouTuber) and Team SWEGTA; independent community developers
• Modes teased: mini-games, races, free roam, roleplay, plus 'exclusive content'
• Footage: announcement came with a trailer; the team also says more gameplay is coming
• Early access: targeting December 2025
• Support: the team is taking contributions on Ko-Fi
• Rockstar's role: none — the studio has patched the original game now and then, but there's no official involvement in this mod
• Legal status: per Insider Gaming, Rockstar Games and Take-Two are 'willing to let it slide' for now — emphasis on 'for now'

So, should you get excited?

If you love Bully and have been waiting for any kind of new life injected into it, this is legitimately promising. It also says a lot about how hungry the community still is for the franchise — people are mistaking a fan project for a new Rockstar game because they want that update so badly. Just keep expectations grounded: it's unofficial, it's early access in December 2025, and it exists at the mercy of a publisher that, as of now, seems content to watch from a distance.

Bottom line: not the Rockstar-backed revival some folks hoped for, but a passionate, surprisingly ambitious mod that might finally let you and your friends raise digital hell at Bullworth Academy together. That's not nothing.