Starbreeze has announced that Project Baxter, its co-op Dungeons and Dragons title set to launch in 2026, has been cancelled. After a “strategic review,” the company’s Board of Directors felt that resources were “best deployed to accelerate the growth” of the Payday franchise. Our strategy is clear: Payday is one of the most iconic IPs in gaming, with unmatched reach and potential. In development on Unreal Engine 5, Project Baxter hadn’t received a gameplay reveal or official title. Starbreeze also faced fresh controversy with its new DLC subscription model and price hike on the Infamous Collection for Payday 2.