Overview
- Brian Clarke of DarkStone Digital announced the cancellation Thursday, saying development has ended and the Steam page now shows the game as unavailable.
- Clarke said the PAX East 2026 demo drew strong feedback, yet the project needed more time, which DreadXP supported before Paramount declined an extension.
- Faced with shipping a product he would not be proud of, Clarke ended the project and described the split with Paramount as amicable.
- Clarke, best known for The Mortuary Assistant, runs a small team, and licensed projects often come with fixed timelines that leave little room for schedule slips.
- He plans a short break before starting new horror work, in a decision that spotlights the strain big-brand licensing can place on solo or small developers.