Supermassive Games, renowned for their chilling narratives in titles like Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures anthology, has reportedly halted development on an unannounced Blade Runner game.

According to Insider Gaming, Supermassive was crafting a game titled Blade Runner: Time To Live, described as a "character focused, cinematic, action adventure." Set in the year 2065, the game would have followed the last Blade Runner, a vintage Nexus-6 model named So-Lange. The plot reportedly involved So-Lange being tasked with retiring the leader of an underground replicant network, only to be betrayed and left to survive in a harsh environment. Gameplay would have been segmented into various elements such as stealth, combat, exploration, investigation, and intense character interactions.

Insider Gaming disclosed that Blade Runner: Time To Live had a development budget of approximately $45 million, which included $9 million specifically allocated for external performance capture and acting talent. The game was said to offer a 10-12 hour single-player experience, with pre-production starting in September 2024 and a planned release in September 2027 for PC and both current and next-generation consoles.

The project reportedly fell apart due to complications with Alcon Entertainment, the owner of the Blade Runner rights, leading to its cancellation sometime late last year.

In other Blade Runner news, publisher Annapurna Interactive announced in the summer of 2023 that it was developing its first in-house game, Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth, which would be the first Blade Runner game in 25 years. However, there have been no updates on this project since the announcement.

Meanwhile, Supermassive Games has been busy with multiple projects, including the next installment in the Dark Pictures series titled Directive 8020, and development on Little Nightmares 3. The studio also faced challenges last year, announcing layoffs affecting around 90 employees, as reported by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, during a "period of consultation."

Adding to their portfolio, Supermassive's Until Dawn has been adapted into a movie, which is set to hit theaters this weekend. For more details, you can read our review of David F. Sandberg's adaptation of Until Dawn here.