This is what ZeniMax’s cancelled shooter was like: a mix of Blade Runner and Destiny

Phil Spencer was supporting this ZeniMax game, but it has been canceled without ever being announced.

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Among the consequences of the Microsoft Gaming restructuring and studio closures, projects that never saw the light of day have also been lost. One of them is the canceled ZeniMax Online game, which has now come to light with new details that make it clear it had an ambitious approach.

According to a report by Bloomberg, the title was being developed as a third-person looter shooter with a world clearly inspired by the aesthetic of Blade Runner, and with a playable focus similar to Destiny, both in structure and multiplayer aspirations.

The canceled ZeniMax game combined vertical action, futuristic setting, and tactical combat

The project included elements of verticality, with combat that took advantage of heights, scalable buildings, and possible movement abilities. Although its mechanics are not yet known in detail, the approach revolved around dynamic combat in urban and futuristic environments, where terrain control seemed key.

Most notably, according to the same report, Phil Spencer was impressed with the proposal, suggesting it could have been a title with potential for the Xbox Game Pass catalog. Unfortunately, it was discarded after the recent cuts. For now, no material from the project has been leaked, but it’s not ruled out that a video may appear in the future to show what could have been.