Unannounced Blade Runner Sport Canceled

A Blade Runner game referred to as Time to Reside was as soon as in growth however by no means formally introduced—and now that title isn’t any extra. All that’s left are a couple of particulars about what might need been.

That’s in line with Insider Gaming, which claims the venture was in growth with Until Dawn developer Supermassive Video games. It was reportedly a character-focused action-adventure title the place gamers would tackle the position of So-Lange, the only real Blade Runner current in 2065 “effectively past their restricted lifespan.”

Pre-production allegedly started in late 2024, with a number of workers on 2023’s The Quarry concerned. Had Supermassive gone into full manufacturing, the intention was for the sport to launch in fall 2027 for PC and present and next-gen consoles. Paperwork obtained by the outlet point out gameplay would’ve been a mixture of stealth, motion, exploration, and investigation, much like Cyberpunk 2077 or the Deus Ex video games.

What reportedly did Time to Reside in was Alcon Leisure, which owns the IP. The corporate allegedly canceled the venture late final yr, although a particular purpose wasn’t given as to why; when requested, Supermassive instructed Insider Gaming it was “unable to remark.” io9 reached out to each it and Alcon, and the latter acknowledged “discussions” of a Blade Runner venture final yr that “didn’t proceed for enterprise causes.”

Up to now, Blade Runner has had three video video games. The 1985 sport was a shoot-em-up loosely impressed by the movie, and the 1997 title was a point-and-click journey. Then, 2018’s Revelations was a VR title from Seismic Video games. A number of years in the past, Annapurna Interactive revealed it was growing Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth, its first in-house sport. Nevertheless, that venture’s standing is unclear following the developer’s internal collapse in late 2024.

Whether or not Time to Reside existed or not, Blade Runner has been progressively increasing into a bigger franchise these previous few years. Along with the video games, Prime Video has an upcoming TV series starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer.

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