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Canceled games: the games that never came to life

Developing a video game is a difficult and long process. There's no guarantee that the final product will be successful. It's even possible that a project won't be completed. Companies go bankrupt, designers come and go, games can end up in a developement hell and it's possible that a game may not see nor reach the light at the end of the tunnel. Canceled games happened even in the DOS era.

Canceled game: most popular games

Alien Crucible
Alien Crucible
rpgWindows Vista/7/8
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded
shooterWindows Vista/7/8
Stormbringer: Elric of Melnibone
Stormbringer: Elric of Melnibone
rpgWindows XP/98/95
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Alien Crucible

Windows Vista/7/82009canceled Obsidian Entertainment
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Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound

Windows XP/98/952003canceled Black Isle Studios
Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound was an unreleased role-playing video game that was intended to be the sequel to the critically acclaimed Baldur's Gate series. It was initially a...
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Citadel of the Black Sun

DOS1989canceled Golden Goblins
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Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

Windows Vista/7/82011canceled
A remake with ambition and tragedy, Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded promised to bring the king back in modern glory. It looked great, played smooth, and... was never officially released. W...
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Dune Generations

Windows XP/98/952002canceled Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Dune Generations was a canceled 3D MMO strategy game set in the Dune universe that was never published. Dune Generations was in development by Cryo Interactive ...
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Guardians: Agents of Justice

DOS1997canceled MicroProse Software
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Meantime

DOS1992canceled Interplay Productions
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Stormbringer: Elric of Melnibone

Windows XP/98/952000canceled
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Van Buren (Fallout 3)

Windows XP/98/952003canceleddemo Black Isle Studios
Van Buren was a science fiction post-apocalyptic RPG being developed by Black Isle Studios and never published. Van Buren was the direct sequel to Fallout 2, part of the Fallout fr...
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Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans

Windows XP/98/951998canceled Blizzard Entertainment
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans is one of gaming’s most famous “what could have been” stories. Designed as a point-and-click adventure set in the Warcraft ...
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X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled MicroProse Software
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