Given the recent spate of layoffs, shutdowns, and cancellations in the gaming industry, this can be easily assumed. Beyond Good and Evil 2 They are sandwiches. After all, the game looked like vaporware even before the extreme cost-cutting trend started. But here we are at the end of 2025 and lo and behold, Ubisoft is recruiting for the prequel.
The work (via eurogames) is intended for a sound engineer. But apart from the fact that the game is apparently still under development, the description does not reveal anything new. “Beyond Good and Evil 2 “It’s an open-world action-adventure game set in an immersive space opera universe and is the direct prequel to the 2003 cult classic,” the post reads. “Based on revolutionary technology, powered by the exclusive Voyager engine, Beyond Good and Evil 2 aims to provide a seamless space exploration and hacking experience across a solar system full of exotic locations, colorful characters and secrets to discover alone or with friends.
Ubisoft first announced the prequel in 2008 and then officially announced it in 2017. Engadget also attended a closed presentation of the game the following year. We described what we considered “extremely ambitious”, perhaps worrying given the technical challenges associated with such a size. Those fears seem justified, as seven years later we’re still clinging to small glimmers of hope (look, a job offer!!).
Year 2022 Bloomberg poured even more cold water on your timeline, relationship that the game was still in pre-production. Engadget has reached out to Ubisoft for comment on the current status and we’ll update this story if we hear back. In the meantime, you can relive the glimmer of hope that the game’s cinematic trailer released in 2018.