Blade Runner Is Officially Getting The AAA Game Treatment

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Published Nov 14, 2026, 12:06 PM EST

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Alcon Entertainment confirmed it has had discussions about creating a AAA game based on Blade Runner

Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) stands in the rain, scowling, and points a gun toward the camera in Blade Runner (1982)

Alcon Entertainment, which owns the Blade Runner franchise, confirmed in a recent interview that it has discussed making a AAA game based on the beloved sci-fi series. It's an exciting development for Blade Runner, which has never quite found its footing in gaming despite how influential its visual style and narrative themes have been.

What was revealed about Blade Runner's AAA video game?

We learned about the AAA game plans for Blade Runner in a recent IGN interview about the upcoming Prime Video series Blade Runner 2099. Andrew Kosove, co-CEO of Alcon Entertainment and executive producer of the show, was asked whether Alcon has spoken with game studios about making a Cyberpunk 2077-like AAA game based on the Blade Runner IP. Kosove apparently said "yes" before adding that they'd want the game to be AAA and prioritize player interaction with the world.

Kosove didn't reveal much else, and no such project has been officially announced as of Nov. 2026. As such, we can't help but wonder whether a known AAA game studio is already working on a Blade Runner game or if the project is still in the discussion and negotiation stages. It would be amazing to finally see a game like this, though, since Blade Runner hasn't had much luck with video games in the 2020s.

The most notable Blade Runner game was a 1997 3D point-and-click adventure game from Wildwood Studios. While people liked that game, a 2022 Enhanced Edition remaster from Nightdive Studios had a rocky launch rife with graphical issues uncommon in the studio's usual remasters. In 2023, Annapurna Interactive announced Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth, but most of its development team resigned and left the company in 2024. The game is believed to be canceled, as it is no longer listed on Steam or Annapurna's website.

It seems that Alcon Entertainment has moved on from that rough remaster and Blade Runner 2033 and now has AAA gaming ambitions for the franchise. All we can do is wait and see if those plans come to fruition, as any newly greenlit Blade Runner game would likely still be years out from release.

In the short term, fans of the series can look forward to Blade Runner 2099, which will be released on Prime Video on Nov. 25.

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