Behaviour Interactive has introduced the cancellation of Lifeless by Daylight spin-off Challenge T.
Revealed in Could, the 1–4-person co-op PVE shooter noticed gamers “step into the position of Trespassers, a fierce group of characters trapped inside an unlimited, unexplored area of The Entity’s Realm referred to as The Backwater”.
The sport was in early improvement at Midwinter Leisure, which was acquired by Behaviour Interactive in 2022 following the discharge of its debut title, Scavengers.
“After we conceptualized Challenge T, we needed to have gamers concerned in it as early as attainable, which led to the creation of the Insiders Program,” Behaviour stated in an announcement launched on Tuesday.
“This strategy has allowed us to get very early validation on the challenge’s core design and gameplay, which is one thing that usually comes a lot additional into the manufacturing of a recreation. Following the playtest in July, we ran an intensive inside danger evaluation from a product and business perspective.
“Whereas a variety of gamers expressed appreciation for what they performed, sadly, the result of this deep evaluation yielded unsatisfactory general outcomes.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we announce that Challenge T has been canceled. We need to thanks in your help all through this journey.”
One other Lifeless by Daylight spin-off recreation, The Casting of Frank Stone, was launched earlier this month for PS5, Xbox Collection X/S and PC.
The only-player cinematic horror recreation is a collaboration between UK studio Supermassive Video games (Till Daybreak, The Darkish Photos Anthology, The Quarry) and Behaviour Interactive.