The creators of The Quarry and Until Dawn were supposed to release an action game in the Blade Runner universe – details of the cancelled Blade Runner: Time To Live

Video games set in the iconic cyberpunk universe of Blade Runner can be counted on the fingers of one hand, and there won’t be any more of them anytime soon. A project based on the franchise that was in development has been cancelled.

Image source: Alcon Entertainment

According to Insider Gaming sources, until recently the British studio Supermassive Games (Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology, The Quarry) was working on its own game in the Blade Runner universe.

The project was called Blade Runner: Time To Live and was a 10-12 hour cinematic action adventure that was supposed to be released in September 2027 on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and next-gen consoles.

Image source: Alcon Entertainment

Blade Runner: Time To Live takes place in New Zurich in 2065. The gameplay included stealth, combat, exploration and investigation, skill upgrades, and “poignant” dialogues with characters.

Players take on the role of So-Lange, an outdated Nexus-6 replicant who has outlived his usefulness, and are tasked with eliminating the leader of an underground replicant network. During the process, the hero is to be betrayed and left for dead.

Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth from Annapurna Interactive is still in development (Image source: Steam)

Pre-production for Blade Runner: Time To Live began in September 2024 and was scheduled to end in March. The production budget was $45 million. The team consisted of the developers of The Quarry.

According to one of Insider Gaming’s informants, the game looked “pretty impressive.” Despite this, development was shut down at the end of 2024 due to Alcon Entertainment (the owner of the rights to the franchise). The circumstances of the cancellation are not specified.