Ninja Theory Has Cancelled Project Mara, Its Experimental Horror Game That Planned To “Recreate the Horrors of the Mind” in a Single Apartment

Ninja Theory Has Cancelled Project Mara, Its Experimental Horror Game That Planned To “Recreate the Horrors of the Mind” in a Single Apartment

Ninja Theory has announced that Project Mara, its experimental horror game, has been cancelled.Senua, the third game in Ninja Theory's Hellblade series, was one of the surprise announcements coming out of Xbox Games Showcase 2026. But with the emergence of Senua comes confirmation that the Microsoft-owned studio's other game is dead.In a new Xbox Wire post discussing the announcement of Senua, Ninja Theory studio head Dom Matthews addressed the …

Ninja Theory cancels Project Mara

Decision made to "take the opportunity to have all the talent and expertise working together" on third Hellblade title Senua

Ninja Theory’s Horror Game ‘Project Mara’ Has Been Cancelled

Ninja Theory has announced the cancellation of its experimental horror game, Project Mara, in order to focus development on Senua. Source

Ninja Theory cancels psychological horror game Project Mara

Hellblade developer Ninja Theory is no longer working on Project Mara, a psychological horror game it announced in 2020.

Ninja Theory Horror Game Project Mara Canceled

We won’t be seeing that Project Mara horror game from Ninja Theory, as the company announced it is canceled. This came up following the Summer Game Fest 2026 announcement of the new Senua game that follows Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.  We hadn’t heard many updates on Project Mara since the Ninja Theory horror game first came up in January 2020. At the time, it was described as a “mental terror” game and “experimental.” A brief video that was under…