Ubisoft’s Beyond Good & Evil 2 is still in pre-production after 18 years
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is reportedly being reworked as a solo-first, story-led adventure with optional co-op and Spider-Man-style combat, according to French outlet Origami, cited by Eurogamer. The game has not entered full production, despite at least 250 people working on it at Ubisoft Montpellier, and its next internal milestone could determine whether it advances or is cancelled.
Bottom line — The 18-year project’s next development milestone comes as Ubisoft restructures and its future grows less certain.
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Origami’s sources say the game’s 2019–2022 concept centred on a connected multiplayer world, with matchmade players meeting in social hubs.
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The design reportedly shifted through open-ended multiplayer, four-player teams and pairs before settling on a solo-first direction.
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The current plan reportedly removes the requirement for a constant online connection while retaining co-op.
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Eurogamer reports that the project repeatedly missed internal creative milestones, called “gates”, as its design changed.
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Origami’s sources describe Ubisoft’s restructuring as weakening the project’s once-unwavering protection from cancellation.
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Eurogamer says Ubisoft showed the game to the press behind closed doors in 2018 and promised a playable beta by late 2019; it never arrived.
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Ubisoft has not officially confirmed the reported gameplay direction, and the sources describe the project’s future as uncertain.