9 Amazing Video Games That Will NEVER Get Sequels (And Why)

3. Sunset Overdrive

Sunset Overdrive Chaos Squad
Insomniac Games

Insomniac have made some pretty darn awesome games in their time, but sadly Sunset Overdrive never quite received the audience it deserved. The Xbox One exclusive wasn't a system seller, but it was a solid, inventive open world game that blended the charm the studio is known for with tight combat and movement abilities.

It was a difficult game to sell though, primarily because of its blend of styles. In a way, it was kinda like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater if you had a load of mad guns and were fighting zombies instead of pulling off McTwists, which sounds potentially like the worst thing ever, but I promise it wasn't.

That might partly be why the game ended up with soft sales (the grating, winking humour present in the trailers probably didn't help either), and Insomniac didn't release a follow up with Microsoft or work with them again.

They still own the IP, and there was a brief glimmer of hope for a sequel when Sony bought the studio earlier this year. However, the new owners have made it pretty clear that Sunset Overdrive 2 isn't on the agenda, and that the focus will be on Spider-Man and Ratchet and Clank going forward.

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