Paradox cancels “several” unannounced games to focus on its proven genres

Paradox Interactive has halted the development of several unannounced games in an attempt to devote more resources to safer betting for company profits.

The publisher announced the cancellations in a press release Thursday. Paradox says they’re still working on 15 new games including Victoria 3, Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, Crusader Kings 3 on consoles, and Shadowrun Trilogy on consoles. Paradox is also working on many new DLCs.

Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester said the company is focusing more on the company’s reputation for strategy games and making games last long after launch.

Paradox released two games in 2020: Empire of Sin and Crusader Kings III. Crusader Kings III has received critical acclaim and is the 11th highest rated game of 2020 on Metacritic. Paradox specifically mentions in the press release that the Royal Court DLC is still in development for Crusader Kings III.

The publisher also released the strategy game Surviving the Aftermath in October 2020, but the game remains in Early Access at the time of writing.

This change in leadership for Paradox may have been due to the creative differences that led Ebba Ljungerud to step down as CEO of Paradox in September due to the new leadership of the company.

IGN’s 10 out of 10 Crusader Kings III review said the game “takes the throne as the new king of historic strategy.” Crusader Kings III has been announced for Xbox Series X / S and PS5 but has no release date at this time. In the meantime, read the details of the upcoming Royal Court DLC.

Petey Oneto is a freelance writer for IGN.