In an X post Game Character Designer and Illustrator Nicholas Kole announced that “our cancelled project of the last 3 years is officially, truly dead”.
The Project Dragon title initially caused quite a stir, with fans initially assuming the announcement was Spyro-related as Kole worked with Toys for Bob on Crash 4 and Spyro. Kole quickly put that rumor to bed, confirming that “it is not Spyro, but some day folks will hear about the Crash 5 that never was”. Crash fans were understandably upset.
“Some day folks will hear about the Crash 5 that never was and it’s gonna break hearts”
Project Dragon was to be published by Phoenix Labs. In May the studio announced on LinkedIn that it would be reorganizing to focus on Dauntless and Fae Farm. The cancellation of Project Dragon was part of the restructuring.
Kole has been waiting for the embargo to lift before opening up about project details. The first post confirmed that Project Dragon would be “a cozy sandbox survival crafting multiplayer RPG”.
Game cancellations are always upsetting, especially when the projects have so much potential. It is sad to see the loss of a new IP and Crash 5.
We look forward to learning more about Project Dragon, and the Crash 5 game we will never see.
