Mini Metro devs Dinosaur Polo Club unveil look at now-cancelled project Magic School
See what could have been!
- Dinosaur Polo Club, makers of Mini Metro, have unveiled a look at their now cancelled project Magic School
- The game was set in an aforementioned magic school but few other details are known
- DPC have released screenshots and concept art of the cancelled game
We often don't hear about cancelled projects, for a variety of reasons. The developers might not feel comfortable revealing what could have been, the game may have barely exited the concept stage, or maybe it just wasn't any good to begin with. Not so with developer Dinosaur Polo Club's Magic School, a now-cancelled project set in, well, a magical school.
You can see some of the concept art and screenshots from Magic School below. The project was intended to be a major departure from DPC's previous minimalist simulation games like Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. The project was cancelled after it became clear that it was growing too complex and unintuitive, although the team members were kept on.
It's a pretty candid move by Dinosaur Polo Club to unveil a cancelled game like this. We have to admit that Magic School looks like it would have been quite intriguing to play. But sadly if there's anything devs like Supercell and their stunning body count of cancelled projects demonstrates, it's that killing your darlings is a must in the world of mobile.
You can see more concept art below, and view all of it in detail on the developer's Artstation page!
Still, it's a shame to look at what could have been. Although Magic School was only a codename it looks as if it would've followed it quite closely, with pictures of a lovingly-crafted arcane academy. And given how well Mini Metro and Mini Motorways turned out, we've no doubt that if it had been a stinker, it'd have at least been a notable one.
But in any case, if you want to play some games that have actually been released, why not take a gander at our list of the best mobile games of 2024 (so far) to get you started?
You can also mark off your calendar with our other list of the most anticipated mobile games of the year!
