Top 10 Games You're Probably Not Gonna See in 2021
Top 10 Games You’re Probably Not Gonna See in 2021
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today, we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Games You’re Probably Not Gonna See in 2021. Clearly, we’ve left off some big titles from our list of Top 10 Anticipated Games of 2021, but with so many games in the works, we gotta be honest with ourselves - many of the games we THINK are going to release this year are not. Which game do you think is going to get delayed to 2022? Let us know in the comments below.
#10: “Star Citizen”
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This may seem obvious, but there’s no way this game is releasing in 2021, and we highly doubt it’ll launch within the next few years. First announced in 2012, “Star Citizen” has spent years in development, with only a few playable “modules” so far released to the public. A business model built on selling in-game ships for exorbitant prices (in real world money) has raised questions over the integrity and purpose of the project. You gotta wonder: how does a game spend over a decade in development hell, while continuing to sell “ship insurance” for something that STILL hasn’t left alpha?!
#9: “Starfield” & “The Elder Scrolls VI”
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We’re sure that Bethesda is quietly toiling away at these two projects, but so far, it’s been a little TOO quiet. The company HAS shared a few details, but there hasn’t been much outside of building a new engine and putting Skyrim Grandma into “Elder Scrolls VI”. We still don’t even know where “Elder Scrolls VI” is taking place! As for “Starfield”, we haven’t seen anything significant since that teaser at E3 2018, and we’re supposedly not going to hear about it again until sometime this year. Clearly, these games need more time in the oven!
#8: “The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe”
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“The Stanley Parable” was an excellent game with its branching paths and hilarious writing. So, just knowing it’s coming to modern consoles has us excited to see what new content has been thrown in. Alas, we’ve gone an extensive period of time without much news outside of the game getting delayed. We understand this “Ultra Deluxe” version of the game is coming with a ton of new content, but this was announced at the 2018 Game Awards. If this game is as big as its title is making it out to be, “The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe” might not be released anytime soon.
#7: “Diablo 4”
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It’s been roughly a decade since “Diablo III” released and let us all experience that fantastical journey to the “Error 37” box. As much as we’d like to see the fourth installment of the franchise, it’s hard to see how Blizzard could deliver before the end of 2021. The conglomerate has been toiling away at not just “Diablo 4”, but “Overwatch 2” (which we won’t be getting for some time) and the mobile spin-off “Diablo: Immortal”. From where we stand, Blizzard has its hands full right now, so if anything was to come out before 2021 ends, it’ll probably be “Immortal”. For the time being, “Diablo 4” seems to only exist in trailers, blog posts and GIFs.
#6: “Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2”
Yes, we know we put this as one of our Most Anticipated Games of 2021, but admittedly, we feel conflicted about this game. While we want the game to make a Holiday 2021 release window, it has unfortunately seen an unhealthy amount of shifts in management. Key developers have either been fired or left the project on their own accord, and there have been rumors that the game is quietly being scrapped and reworked into something else entirely. Adding to the uncertainty is how we’ve seen plenty of cinematic trailers and no gameplay, while job listings for positions like “Lead Producer” and “Lead Gameplay Designer” are left vacant. Who can say what the future is for “Bloodlines 2”?
#5: “Metroid Prime 4”
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"Metroid Prime" was a fantastic series of FPS games. Sadly, we haven’t had a new installment since “Prime 3: Corruption” in 2007, and the fourth game has had a tumultuous development period. The game was originally going to be developed by Bandai Namco Studios before Nintendo pulled the plug in January 2019, stating that the game was not meeting standards. And so, development shifted over to Retro Studios, and job listings have come and gone since the transition. We may see some gameplay footage or even a teaser trailer this year, but a full launch? Not likely.
#4: “Elden Ring”
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FromSoftware has continued to put out solid work since closing the story on the “Dark Souls” franchise, and what may be their biggest outing yet is “Elden Ring”. This game is being developed in collaboration with George R. R. Martin, author of the “Song of Ice and Fire” books that spawned the “Game of Thrones” TV series. It’s a pretty ambitious project, but we haven’t seen anything about it since that teaser back at E3 2019. Development began in 2017, so they have to be getting close to release, right? Well, the silence tells us the earliest we’ll be getting this game is Spring 2022, maybe even Summer 2022.
#3: “Skull & Bones”
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What’s even happening with this game anymore? First revealed at E3 2017, “Skull & Bones” has had an insanely weird timeline in development and marketing. Ubisoft showed quite a bit of gameplay at E3 2018, only to inexplicably restart development sometime between then and now. While Ubisoft has expressed satisfaction in how the rebooted development has been progressing, the game was delayed in October 2019 along with several other Ubisoft games that hadn’t been released yet. At the time of writing, “Skull and Bones” is scheduled to launch sometime during Ubisoft’s next fiscal year - April 2021 and March 2022. We’re betting that it’ll be much closer to the latter!
#2: “God of War” Sequel
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Don’t take this the wrong way. We would LOVE it if the new “God of War” was released this year. Unfortunately, there are a couple of factors saying otherwise. Firstly, PlayStation already has 2021 stacked with major releases like “Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart”, “Returnal”, and “Horizon: Forbidden West”. Secondly, all we’ve seen of the new “God of War” game is a logo, and that was September 2020. There are rumors that the game will be a cross-gen title, but if Sony wants to avoid competing with its own products and overcrowding the market, they’ll end up saving Kratos for 2022.
#1: “Halo Infinite”
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While there is a release window for Fall 2021, “Halo Infinite’s” development has been too troubled, so we think it’ll be delayed. The project has lost a few key players mid-development; creative director Tim Longo was reassigned to a different project, executive producer Mary Olson left 343 Industries in October 2019, and director Chris Lee left the game a year later after a disappointing showcase in July 2020. With all that in mind, we’re more inclined to believe a 2022 release date despite 343 Industries saying otherwise. At this point, we wouldn’t be surprised if development restarts completely.
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