10 cancelled video games we wish we could save

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There’s a burden to being a video game hobbyist, and its knowing that some things could be drastically different then how they turned out. Whether it’s a spat between publisher and developer, legal bungling that obfuscates IP ownership, or biting off more than they can chew, cancelled games litter the alleyways of the industry as a whole. Here are 10 cancelled video games that we wish we had the power to save.

Even if you’re exhausted of the constant Star Wars advertisements infesting everything, Star Wars: 1313 looked fascinating. You would play as the bounty hunter Boba Fett, searching a massive city on Coruscant, unravelling a criminal conspiracy. With action, science fiction, exploration, and a living world as a playground, everything about Star Wars: 1313 looked fun. Revealed at the 2012 E3, this game fell wayside as George Lucas sold the franchise to Disney and the studio was axed entirely on April 3, 2013.

Lionhead Studio’s franchise Fable had multiple missteps, but every time it was still able to deliver a tightly packaged and fascinating fantasy world that had people kicking chickens well into the early hours of the morning. Development cost Microsoft a reported $75 million, and the game featured the now-popular asynchronous gameplay with four players stepping into the Hero role against a singular Villain. A closed beta of the game began on October 16, 2015, and the game permanently cancelled, and Lionhead Studio was shutdown, in early 2016.

Phasmophobia has become hugely popular, pitting four players and their wits against AI spirits. The concept of Phasmophobia is echoed in the now forgotten Aliens: Crucible: four survivors would be pitted against