- A new compilation shows that Ubisoft cancelled at least 25 games in the last 8 years.
- The list includes multiple Assassin’s Creed titles, live-service attempts, and more.
- Multiple unannounced games and new IPs were also canned midway through development.
Ubisoft went through a devastating restructuring in early 2026 to streamline its teams into various creative houses. Each of these houses is responsible for certain popular franchises that are expected to make the most money and appeal to fans.
The publisher was previously involved with a lot more franchises, developing many games in different genres across its studios worldwide. Unfortunately, dozens of them have been either shelved, rebooted, or cancelled entirely over the years.
Why it matters: Ubisoft has cancelled many games mid-development for one reason or another, after spending a lot of budget on them. Many of the publisher’s live-service attempts also never materialized.
According to redditor KekanKok, the following 25 major games have been cancelled since 2018, per official reports, credible rumors by insiders, and industry leaks:
- 2026
- Project League: A co-op Assassin’s Creed game.
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake
- Three unannounced new IPs and a mobile game
- 2025
- Star Wars Outlaws 2
- Project Maverick (original version): A Far Cry extraction-based spin-off, it was initially meant to be a multiplayer mode of Far Cry 7. Development was rebooted in early 2025, and Ubisoft is still figuring it out.
- 2024
- Project Pathfinder (original version of Project U)
- Project Scarlet: An AC game set during America’s Civil War era. Cancelled for being ‘too political.’
- The Division: Heartland (a F2P PvPvE extraction shooter)
- 2023
- Project Oxygen (Immortals Fenyx Rising 2)
- Project Q: A stylized 3rd-person PVPVE game made using Unreal Engine 5.
- Project Renaissance: A Minecraft-type voxel game where you could create different worlds. Turned into Project Alterra, an Animal Crossing-inspired social sim game.
- 2022
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Frontline: A free-to-play FPS, which was cancelled after a poor reception.
- Splinter Cell VR
- Two unannounced games
- 2021
- The Story of Rayman/Rayman Forever: A remake of the original Rayman
- Project Reaper (original version of The Division: Heartland): A battle royale that was cancelled after poor player feedback.
- 2019
- Project Pioneer: A sci-fi project with non-violent exploration. It was apparently rebooted into a co-op multiplayer alien shooter.
- Project Avalon: A medieval fantasy RPG, which was loosely based on King Arthur.
- Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame sequel
- 2018
- Project Falcon (original version of XDefiant): It was a monster-hunting game that got reworked into the now-shelved XDefiant
- Project Ion: Another sci-fi title, but not much is known about it
Surprisingly, the nearly two-decade old Beyond Good and Evil 2 and the next Ghost Recon game have survived Ubisoft’s recent purges and remain in development.
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