Cyberpunk 2077 proved there is a mass audience for a rain-slicked, neon-lit future — and it left an obvious question hanging. Blade Runner, the film that defined that future on screen, has gone nearly 30 years without a major modern video game, even as its world keeps expanding on television. In that span, the genre Blade Runner created has become one of gaming's biggest commercial categories, built largely by titles working in its shadow. The franchise's owners have now confirmed the gap is being discussed at the highest level.
Alcon Entertainment co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson confirmed in an interview with IGN that the company is in discussions to create a AAA video game based on the franchise. Asked whether conversations about a major modern release had taken place, Kosove answered "Yes," emphasized the phrase "AAA," and stressed the importance of allowing players to "interact" with the world of Blade Runner in the hypothetical game.
That confirmation carries weight because of who is giving it. Alcon owns the Blade Runner franchise outright, and Kosove and Johnson are also executive producers on Blade Runner 2099 — so this is not a licensing rumor or a studio wish list, but the rights holders saying on the record that a big-budget game is being talked about.
Almost everything else about the project remains open:
No developer or publisher has been named
No platforms, genre or gameplay format has been decided publicly
No release window exists — this is a confirmed discussion, not an announced game
The history explains both the appetite and the caution. The franchise's licensed games have been few and far between:
1985 — a Commodore 64 game from CRL Group, only loosely inspired by the film, and not well received
1997 — Westwood Studios' point-and-click adventure, a pioneering title for 3D characters in real-time environments, still considered a classic; a remake arrived in 2022
2017 — Blade Runner 2049: Replicant Pursuit, a short VR tie-in for the second film rather than a full game
2023 — Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth was announced at Annapurna Interactive, but has since been delisted from Steam and removed from the studio's website, and is now largely considered canceled
The timing is not accidental. Blade Runner 2099, the franchise's first live-action series, premieres on Prime Video on November 25, and Alcon is in the middle of the franchise's biggest expansion since Blade Runner 2049. A AAA game would give that push an interactive arm — but until a studio signs on, it remains the most tantalizing "in talks" in cyberpunk.
