Two former Arkane Studios developers say the studio nearly worked on a Blade Runner game and “Thief 4” before creating the first Dishonored. According to TechRadar and Eurogamer, the developers describe how early projects and internal ideas could have gone in different directions during Arkane’s development period that led to Dishonored’s release. Both outlets report that the team was enthusiastic about the prospect of making games set in the Blade Runner and Thief universes—projects they describe as favorite inspirations—before those plans did not reach production as stated. Instead, Arkane ultimately proceeds with Dishonored, which becomes the studio’s next major release. The reports focus on retrospective comments from the former developers rather than any newly published documents or official announcements about the specific cancelled projects. The only points of agreement across both sources are that Arkane considered or nearly pursued both a Thief sequel and a Blade Runner title, and that those near-misses predate Dishonored’s development.