Welcome to Games That Weren't!

We are a Cancelled & Unreleased Video games archive with prototypes, developer history and assets for many computers and consoles of all ages. A non-profit large archive dedicated to preserving lost games that were never released to the public. Sharing history and stories from the developers, assets and more before it is too late. GTW has been preserving lost video game history online since 1999, and long before that offline.

Please Browse our archive and discover the many entries that we host for many different platforms.

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Gryphon Masters

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

1993 Mindcraft

Platform: PC DOS

A short entry for a title called Gryphon Masters, due for release by Mindcraft and highlighted by Andreas Wirooks and spotted in various upcoming text files in Mindcraft’s other games. A description for the game was given as follows:

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Bryn cannot rest in peace; his eternal slumber is corrupted with the curse of the undead. Once again, he walks the realm of the living – a dark, barbaric world where pagan curses and human sacrifice weave into the lives of all. Iron prisons pulsate with the souls of the damned, and angry gods prowl the earth and sea. Tortured, he must solve the enigma of his twisted fate and return to the solace of the grave, or dwell in eternal pain amongst the living. Continue reading →

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Eutanasia

Posted: by Frank Gasking

1991 Expose Software / Synchron Assembly

Platforms: Atari ST and Commodore Amiga

Eutanasia is a vertical shoot-’em-up that was being created by Synchron Assembly, the Swedish demomakers who wrote Audio Sculpture. It was due to be released under the Expose Software label.

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According to magazine previews, the game was showcasing remarkable technical achievements, particularly on the Atari ST. The game was reportedly running at 50 frames per second, maintaining flawless scrolling and performance. It also would boast a rich audio design, with music including numerous digital sound effects. Continue reading →

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Deep Space Nine: The Hunt

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

1994 Paramount Interactive / Tachyon

Platforms: PC and Apple Mac

A tragic loss for fans of Star Trek, with this intriguing point and click adventure game called Deep Space Nine: The Hunt. The game was due out back in 1994 from Paramount Interactive / Tachyon for PC and Mac, but simply disappeared after what seemed to be significant progress made.

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The game around the player taking on the role of one of the major races from the DS9 series, such as a Bajoran, Klingon, Human, or Ferengi. The game offers the player the chance to role play as their chosen race, immersing themselves in the DS9 universe. Continue reading →

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Cult of Speed

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

1993 Electronic Arts

Platforms: Commodore Amiga, SEG A Mega Drive and MS DOS
Also known as: Kult of Speed

Cult of Speed was to be a new Games Workshop licence from Electronic Arts for Amiga and PC, after the success of Space Hulk. The name was reported by Commodore Amiga User and represents a sub-grouping of Orcs in the Warhammer Universe who are obsessed with anything on wheels.

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Generation 4 magazine had an interview piece with a short segment on the game, where they revealed that you would engage in merciless races onboard completely psychedelic motorcycles. The goal would be simple: don’t be last in the race or finish first. Continue reading →

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GTW64 January 2025 update

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

It’s a new year and our first Games That Weren’t Commodore 64 digest update. We have 6 brand new entries into the archive, including a lost Robin Hood game and what seems to be a lost Ocean game too (but thankfully is out there!). Then we have another 6 that have seen various updates.

See you next month!

6 new entries added

Eskimo Eddie, Jetbrix, Life, Robin Hood, Robot*Link, Senir

6 updates added

Complex, Computer Theater, Klartz and the Dark Forces, Multi-pack, Nigel Mansell F1 Racing, The Omnicron Conspiracy

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General Masters Corporation games saved

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

Bertrand / Atarimania.com has been doing some amazing work recently, now recovering a large number of General Masters Corporation games for the Atari 8 bit platform. There’s a thread here over at AtariAge with more details and links:

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/379007-general-masters-corporation

NOTE – The post is being updated almost daily with new additions, so keep checking!!

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Lost Jack The Ripper game (Amiga/Online)

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

A great article has been published regarding the unreleased Jack The Ripper for Amiga and with mock-ups for an abandoned online version for PC. Thanks to https://mastodon.world/@mr_creosote@dosgame.club for sharing.

https://goodolddays.net/en/game/Jack-the-Ripper/

Any new info or snippets, we’ll add to the gallery here below.  With thanks to Ross Sillifant for the scan highlight + archive.org as the source.

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Darkland

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

1990 New Deal Productions

Platform: Commodore Amiga

Darkland is a very neat looking action game that was in production for the Commodore Amiga back in 1990 by New Deal Productions. It seems the company released a few titles, but then disappeared around 1990 with no further developments.

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The game was reported to have 1 MB of graphics and around 250 screens in total – an “overscan game with differential scrolling”. Generation 4 magazine were impressed with the graphics shown, but hadn’t played anything by the sounds of it. It was reported that they hoped to have a playable version the next month and that the game was due for release around October 1990. Continue reading →

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Bar National

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

1986 Jens and Mattias Thorsen

Platform: Sinclair QL

Our first ever Sinclair QL title into the unreleased games archive which is Games That Weren’t, and thanks to Anonymous Contributor for the heads up. Much of the following is based from their contribution.

Bar National was an 1980s club-life simulator that was created by Swedish brothers Jens and Mattias Thorsen.  Jens eventually went on to make his mark during the mid-1990s, as the main person behind the hugely successful Backpacker series of games in Sweden.

Jens had done some programming in the early 1980s, and it wasn’t until the mid-1980s when Jens was a student at a technical college in Sweden, and the computer bug really bit. Together with his brother Mattias, he created “Bar National” on the Sinclair QL. Continue reading →

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Robin Hood

Posted: , last updated: by Frank Gasking

1985 Spinnaker Software/Windham Classics

Platforms: Commodore 64 (GTW64 entry), Apple II and possibly DOS

A short entry for a title highlighted by contributor Ricky Derocher, and which was due for release back in 1985 by Windham Classics – the same team that created classics such as Below the Root and Wizard of Oz.

In a catalogue that came with Swiss Family Robinson, there is a very small advert for a Robin Hood game that is coming soon, along with Wizard of Oz and to be available in the spring of 1985.

Of course, sadly the game was never to arrive, leaving us wondering what type of game it may have been. Our guess is that it would have been a graphic text adventure in the same format as The Wizard of Oz or Swiss Family Robinson – so potential candidates of people involved could include: Howard Boles (Musician), John Pierard (Graphics), Michael P. Meyer (Code), Daniel J. Mydlack (Graphics) and Seth Godin (Code). Continue reading →

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