After what could be described as a banger year for the Warhammer franchise with the absolutely stellar Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 it should come as a surprise to no one that more Warhammer games will be on the way. But what comes as a shock is it appears that one of the unannounced games has been cancelled

The cancelled game in question was being developed by Indie RPG Studio Thought Pennies, founded in 2020 by Tim Erns. The studio was affected by rounds of layoffs in both 2023 and late 2024. The latter round was particularly devastating, as it followed a “change of strategic direction” by an unnamed publisher, leaving the studio’s current project without funding.

According to CCO Daniel Erickson. who posted on his LinkedIn, “Last week, we had to shrink the size of the studio,” he wrote. “Every person you see with Thought Pennies next to their name and their brand-new ‘open to work’ tag was hand-picked and performed the improbable with our team.” 

The project was described by developers LinkedIn profiles as a “multiplatform, social role-playing game.” Although it was never officially revealed, resumes from a few employees claim it was set in the Warhammer universe and ultimately cancelled due to a lack of funding.

Sad to see to be sure but we do know that there are quite a few announced and unannounced Warhammer games on the horizon and space marine 2 is getting content updates on the regular. Not as regular as some may like but its nice to see the game being supported.

Here’s hoping that we will see a few more Warhammer games announced soon.

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