Co-op action game based on the Transformers franchise is cancelled: Splash Damage studio says goodbye to the project and part of the team

The Transformers: Reactivate project, announced in 2022, will never be released. Splash Damage studio officially confirmed the cancellation of the project, expressing regret, but without specifying specific reasons. As a result of the termination of development, the company will carry out layoffs, and some of the employees working on the project will lose their positions.



Shortly before the announcement of the cancellation, a fragment of the gameplay leaked online. The video caused disappointment among the community: the visual part and the general style seemed too ordinary for a project related to a popular franchise.



An interesting turn of events is connected with the previous statements of the studio. At the end of 2023, Splash Damage switched to a 4-day work week. At the time, the company stated that such a schedule would have a beneficial effect on the production of two key titles: Transformers: Reactivate and Project Astrid, a large-scale survival game in an open world. While the fate of the second project remains unknown, it has not been officially canceled.