In May last year, developer Behaviour Interactive announced that it Midwinter Entertainment – a studio that it had previously acquired – was working on a new PvE co-op shooter spinoff set in the Dead by Daylight universe, before announcing the game as Project T earlier this year and kicking off an insiders playtest program. 

Mere months later, however, the developer has announced that based on the feedback it received from said playtests and “a thorough internal risk assessment from a commercial and product perspective”, it has decided to cancel the project.

“When we conceptualized Project T, we wanted to have players involved in it as early as possible, which led to the creation of the Insiders Program,” the developer wrote in an announcement published on Twitter. “This approach has allowed us to get very early validation on the project’s core design and gameplay, which is something that often comes much further into the production of a game. Following the playtest in July, we ran a thorough internal risk assessment from a product and commercial perspective. While a number of players expressed appreciation for what they played, unfortuantely, the outcome of this deep analysis yielded unsatisfactory overall results.

“It’s with a heavy heart that we announce that Project T has been cancelled. We want to thank you for your support throughout this journey.”

Project T is about the Trespassers, characters who – not unlike the Survivors – have been stolen from their worlds to reside in The Entity’s Realm. Trapped in The Backwater, which is constantly changing, they must work together to escape, battling monsters known as Thrall. Based on the trailer, players can use a truck to get around.

Weapons like revolvers and shotguns are also available with various kinds of Thrall to fight. Further details are yet to be revealed, but insiders can participate in closed playtests and gain exclusive rewards and preview access. Stay tuned for updates in the meantime.

Dead by Daylight fans can also look forward to two new Chapters based on Dungeons and Dragons and Castlevania and The Casting of Frank Stone, a narrative single-player game from Supermassive Games.