Ubisoft Cancels Alterra, It’s Animal Crossing-Inspired Recreation

Another Ubisoft recreation has discovered itself on the chopping block. Insider Gaming has discovered that its in-development recreation Alterra has formally been canceled.

The information was damaged to workers engaged on the sport on Tuesday, and so they had been all despatched house for the day.

There had been no layoffs introduced on the time of cancellation. Employees engaged on the sport had been placed on availability for different tasks inside the firm. That stated, it’s unclear what all this implies for the assist studios that had been engaged on the sport as nicely.

First reported by Insider Gaming in 2024, Alterra was a social-sim recreation impressed by Animal Crossing. The recreation featured a voxel artwork type and mechanics much like Minecraft, the place gamers may construct what they need with gathered supplies.

Images seen up to now by Insider Gaming present Matterlings—the NPCs within the recreation—that look much like Funko Pop characters. The world consisted of various biomes that housed distinctive creatures and supplies to satisfy, struggle, and collect.

Alterra had been in growth for practically three years at Ubisoft Montreal on the time of its cancellation. It was being led by artistic director Patrick Redding and lead producer Fabien Lhéraud.

Its cancellation comes at a time when Ubisoft has shut down a number of tasks amid continued restructuring. In February, Ubisoft shut down six video games, together with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake and an Assassin’s Creed multiplayer title. Then, in March, the French studio ended recreation growth at Red Storm Entertainment.

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