List of cancelled PlayStation 4 games

The following games were initially announced as PlayStation 4 titles, but were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Title(s) Cancellation date Developer Publisher
Bombshell Interceptor Entertainment 3D Realms
EverQuest Next 2016[1] Daybreak Game Company Daybreak Game Company
Gotham Knights 2022[2] WB Games Montréal Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Human Element Starting development in 2012 and being announced at The Game Awards in 2014, the game was an ambitious first person shooter by Robert Bowling, who had previously worked on Call of Duty titles. Announced for the Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC platforms, development was put on hiatus before being cancelled in early 2015 due to the inability to fund the game and subsequent closure of developer Robotoki.[3][4] Robotoki
Killing Bites 2016[5] Nex Entertainment
Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun 2012[6] Climax Studios Square Enix Europe
Lego James Bond In 2016, TT Games pitched a new entry in their long running line of Lego games, this time based on the James Bond film franchise. The pitch was rejected due to the films' adult themes and level of violence being too extreme for the Lego brand's family-friendly demographic. A trailer for the game was later leaked in 2024.[7] TT Games Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Overkill's The Walking Dead 2019[8][9] Overkill Software Starbreeze Studios
Paragon 2018[10] Epic Games Epic Games
Project Ragtag 2017[11] Visceral Games Electronic Arts
Project Rap Rabbit 2017 NanaOn-Sha, iNiS PQube
Silent Hills 2015[12][13] Kojima Productions Konami
Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Patriots A new entry in the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series was announced in 2011 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC via a trailer with pre-rendered target footage. In 2013, it was announced that the game had shifted to the next generation of consoles, though the project experienced several issues in the transition and needed to be rebooted. By 2014, it had been confirmed that Patriots had been cancelled and that the series would be rebooted with Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (2015).[14] Ubisoft Montreal, Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Toronto Ubisoft
Uppers 2020[15] Bullets Marvelous
Whore of the Orient 2016[16] KMM Interactive Entertainment Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries 2015[17] GriN Gamestudio GriN Gamestudio

References

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  2. ^ Phillips, Tom (May 10, 2022). "Gotham Knights PS4, Xbox One versions cancelled". Eurogamer.net. Archived from the original on May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via www.eurogamer.net.
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  4. ^ Bowling, Robert (January 20, 2015). "So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes". Robotoki. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
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  8. ^ Juba, Joe (June 11, 2018). "Overkill's The Walking Dead Releases November 6". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
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  10. ^ "Paragon Official Shutdown Time". Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  11. ^ Schreier, Jason (October 27, 2017). "The Collapse Of Visceral's Ambitious Star Wars Game". Kotaku. Archived from the original on October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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  15. ^ Khan, Zarmena (10 October 2020). "Uppers PlayStation 4 Version Cancelled for Europe and North America". Finder.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  16. ^ Stead, Chris (24 June 2016). "Whore of the Orient cancelled: Producer details game's demise". Finder.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  17. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (August 11, 2015). "Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries developer Grin closes down". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.