Summary
- 11 Bit Studios has shared further details of its previously cancelled Project 8, a third-person action-adventure game focused on stealth and puzzles.
- Set in a fantasy world, the story explored the five stages of grief after losing a loved one.
- The studio’s CEO Przemysław Marszał said the game’s working title had faced frequent delays over seven or eight years of development.
- After the proposed delays, the company assessed its chances of success against sales of similar titles and decided it would make a loss.
- They concluded the game was too difficult for its team, and the risk of failure was too great.
- The cancellation saw 18 staff let go, but some workers were moved to other projects.
- Since Project 8 was cancelled, 11 Bit has released the survival city builder Rollercoaster Empire.
By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
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