Cancelling a project is not that strange in any industry, gaming included. There have been many cancelled games for various reasons. However, there are some cases of them coming back stronger than ever, like in this list of back from dead games!

1. Overwatch

Yes, it’s hard to believe, isn’t it? Overwatch is actually a revamped version of a scrapped project from Blizzard. It was called Titan, and was also deemed to be a shooter MMO. The resurrection of Titan turns out to be Overwatch, which has garnered big success for Blizzard. In the original version, the setting was the sci-fi version of Earth. The planet has just defended itself from an alien invasion, and there were character classes such as reaper or jumper. Blizzard eventually switch from aliens to Omnics in Overwatch, and the classes turn into some of the most iconic characters, such as jumper to Tracer.

At first, as the CEO of Blizzard Mike Morhaime said, they did not find the concept of Titan fun at all. However, most of the cores of the original game has been implemented for the final product, Overwatch. Some assets has been reused, the globe-trotting theme of Titan is also present in Overwatch with the diverse locales. The cancellation of Titan, while quite tragic, gave birth to one of the best shooter games to date.

2. Star Wars Battlefront

This game is based on the original game Star Wars battlefront III. The original was not even acknowledged to be in development by LucasArts (which has been closed down). However, DICE’s reboot of the game gained massive success. Launched in 2015, it has since become the best-selling Star Wars game in history. There are plans for a sequel too, and EA has stated that the contents will be based on the new movies.

3. Team Fortress

We all know Team Fortress 2, one of the best shooting games. The first installment, however, was originally a Quake mod. It helped started the trend of class-based shooter games. Valve decided to shift the settings from World War 2 to a more modern warfare, and has been highly praised at the first showings in E3 1999. However, it was not only until 2007 that the game was launched, and it captured players immediately with cartoon-ish looking characters, with fun gameplay and cool customization system.One of the best examples of best from dead games.

4. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

By 2008, the Tom Clancy’s Rainbow six franchise was established very well (and still is today). At the time, people expect a new version of the game every year or two. However, many years passed before we got a new game since Rainbow Six Vegas 2. The truth is, Ubisoft planned to make the franchise go into a more story-driven direction with Rainbow Six Patriot. In 2011, footages of the game showed some tense scenes, with difficult choices, even dangling on ethical issues. In 2013, Patriot was cancelled because it was deemed not good enough. It returns again in 2014 as Siege, a multiplayer, e-sport type of game, and has been very successful.

5. Prey

Back at E3 2011, everyone was wowed with what Prey 2 showcased. A drak, Blade Runner-like world, where players will take the role of a bounty hunter armed with cool gadgets and weapons, and of course, some amazing skills. Unfortunately, the vision for the game never came together, and Bethesda decided to shut it down. However, in 2016, they game has come back, with the simple title of Prey. It bears resemblances to System Shock, and almost no remnants of the original was found. One of the prime examples of back from dead games.

Back from dead games: Nothing is impossible!

Those were the list of back from dead games, that have been cancelled projects at first, but revitalized and came back stronger than ever. Those are prime examples that a series may not be completely dead and gone. Which of the games above is your favorite?