Supermassive Games, the acclaimed studio behind horror titles such as Until Dawn, The Quarry, and The Dark Pictures anthology, has reportedly ceased development on an unannounced Blade Runner game. According to Insider Gaming, the project, titled Blade Runner: Time To Live, was described as a "character focused, cinematic, action adventure" set in 2065. The narrative would have followed So-Lange, a vintage Nexus-6 model tasked with retiring the leader of an underground replicant network, only to be betrayed and left for dead. The gameplay would have incorporated elements of stealth, combat, exploration, investigation, and dramatic character interactions.

Insider Gaming reported that Blade Runner: Time To Live had a development budget of approximately $45 million, with $9 million allocated for external performance capture and acting talent. The game was said to feature a 10-12 hour single-player story, with pre-production starting in September 2024 and a planned release in September 2027 for PC and both current and next-generation consoles. However, the project reportedly fell apart due to issues with Alcon Entertainment, the rights holder for Blade Runner, leading to its cancellation late last year.

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

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

On a brighter note, fans of Supermassive's work can look forward to the theatrical release of the Until Dawn movie this weekend. For more details, you can read our review of David F. Sandberg's adaptation of Until Dawn for the big screen.