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.

Most popular canceled game games

Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

shooterWindows

Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound

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Van Buren (Fallout 3)

rpgWindows XP/98/95

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Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound

Windows2003canceled3.9/5 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 announced by Black Isle Studios, a division of Interplay Entertainment, back in 2002. The Black Hound was being developed using the Infinity Engine, the same engine used i...
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

Windows2011canceled4.2/5
Dune Generations

Windows XP/98/952002canceled3.8/5 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 Entertainment, but it was canceled in 2002 when the company filed for bankruptcy. As of 2002 the game was still in the alpha stage; what's left are some screenshots ...
Van Buren (Fallout 3)

Windows XP/98/952003canceled4.2/5 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 franchise. Van Buren was canceled in 2003.
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans

Windows XP/98/951998canceled3.8/5 Blizzard Entertainment
X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled3.8/5 MicroProse Software