- Primary Subject: Alterra (Unreleased Ubisoft Social-Sim)
- Key Update: Ubisoft has officially shut down development on its Animal Crossing-inspired social simulator after nearly three years of work.
- Status: Confirmed (Cancelled)
- Last Verified: April 21, 2026
- Quick Answer: Ubisoft has cancelled Alterra, a voxel-based social-sim developed at Ubisoft Montreal, as part of a massive company-wide restructuring and project culling.
Alterra, the Animal Crossing-inspired life sim, has been axed by Ubisoft.
Alterra was first revealed in 2024. Dubbed as a social-sim game, the game was highly inspired by Animal Crossing and Minecraft. Players would have been able to build with gathered materials and create their own world.
Sadly, the game will never see the light of day.
Ubisoft Cancels Development of Alterra
In an exclusive report by Insider Gamer, Ubisoft has officially shut down development of the cozy game Alterra. The game had been in development for nearly three years at the time of its cancellation.
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According to the report, the news was broken to the team working on the game on Tuesday, and they were sent home for the day. No layoffs were announced, and it's assumed employees working on the game were made available to other projects within Ubisoft.
There has been no update on what this means for Ubisoft Montreal, the studio that was working on the project.
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This is not the first game Ubisoft has cancelled this year. Back in February, Ubisoft shut down six games, including an Assassin's Creed multiplayer game.
In March, Red Storm Entertainment shut down video game development, laying off more than 100 employees. The studio only retained a portion of its workforce to continue their behind-the-scenes work in technical areas.
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