Hyenas
Creative Assembly ran public tests for its zero-gravity extraction shooter, then Sega cancelled the costly project shortly before its planned launch.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Limited Appearance
- Peak stage
- limited public access
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A multiplayer extraction shooter developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega.
Teams raided spacecraft for pop-culture merchandise while fighting rivals in arenas whose gravity could change during matches.
Existence timeline
Creative Assembly begins a long multiplayer project.
Sega publicly reveals the extraction shooter.
Invited and public participants play pre-release builds.
A broad PC beta provides limited ordinary access.
Sega ends development before the planned release.
Why it ended
Sega cancelled Hyenas during a restructuring of its European operations, citing lower regional profitability and portfolio review.
Last confirmed trace
Closed and public test clients, trailers, previews and Sega's financial disclosure document the near-release game.
What it left behind
Its cancellation became a prominent example of publishers ending expensive live-service projects even after outside players had tested them.
How we classified it
Ordinary people encountered a restricted preview, pilot or test, but the archive unit never reached normal general availability.
Verified limited public access without general availability maps to 98 under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.