Published Nov 6, 2026, 10:03 PM EST

The best games ever — from an alternate timeline

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Sometimes, it’s fun to think about the great games that might have been — until they were canceled without ever getting the chance to make their mark. Most of the time, we just shrug our shoulders and move on, because that’s life. But sometimes, we mourn the wasted potential.

Some of those canceled games might have fought the odds and disappointed us anyway, like Duke Nukem Forever . Others might just as easily have become massive hits, if only they had been allocated additional time and resources. In that regard, they’re a bit like Schrodinger’s cat. With both possible outcomes in mind, here are the 10 canceled games we’re still upset about years later.…