Founded in 2022, Skeleton Key was said to be focused on developing AAA games with “immersive gameplay, unique stories, and thought-provoking moments of suspense and horror.” Leading Skeleton Key as its Studio Head is Christian Dailey, who previously worked at BioWare as the executive producer for the Dragon Age franchise and held leadership roles at companies like EA and Blizzard. “I am excited to be starting this new adventure with the company that has created so many of my favorite toys and games growing up,” Dailey said at the time of the studio’s launch.
Unfortunately, it now seems that the promised adventure halted without ever exiting the starting location. As said by Ait-Kaci in his recent LinkedIn post, first spotted by Timur222, Skeleton Key’s in-progress game has been officially discontinued, with him and other developers facing “the same misfortune.”
At this time, Skeleton Key’s Audio Director appears to be the only person to publicly comment on the game’s cancellation. The only other indication supporting Ait-Kaci’s claim is that Skeleton Key’s careers page shows a total of zero open positions – not definitive proof of the project’s demise, but still unusual for a AAA game in its earliest stages of development. 80 Level has reached out to other team members to gather more details on the project’s current status, the reasons behind its alleged shutdown, and WotC’s plans for Skeleton Key going forward.
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