Worst nightmare of a role-playing game fan is probably the cancelled RPG games. Quality of role-playing games are getting lower and lower except few titles such as Elder Scrolls, Witcher, Cyberpunk, and Baldur’s Gate. That just another reason why cancellation of games in development hits too hard.
RPG cancellation now especially sucks because of the hype culture. Here is the journey: The game gets announced, few concept arts released, fans hype, trailer released, fans hype more, game gets cancelled, fans experience total devastation.
Why would developers or publishers cancel a game in development? There could be variety of different reasons. Such as lack of budget, game end up being bad and not meeting the expectations, discord between creators, and even scams! Some kickstarter video game projects end up being scam therefore they never released.
10 best cancelled RPGs that’ll break your heart:
1. The Lord of the Rings: The White Council
an unreleased role-playing video game that started
meant to be an open-world RPG.
The Lord of the Rings: The White Council – Wikipedia
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned
Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned – Wikipedia
3. Prey 2
Space bounty hunter rpg from Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company
Prey 2 – Official Bounty Cinematic Trailer | E3 2012 – YouTube
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4. Divinity Fallen Heroes
5. Scalebound
6. Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun
Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun – Wikipedia
There is also one more Legacy of Kain game cancelled. It was going to be titled Legacy of Kain: The Dark Prophecy or continuing the series as Blood Omen III.
7. Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2
8. Project Wight
Also as known as the Darkborn.
9. Project Offset
10. Aliens Crucible