Footage that surfaced on X shows Optimus and Bumblebee teaming up with the Decepticons: Before the project was canceled, developer Splash Damage had planned single-player and online co-op modes.
A final trailer for the canceled game *Transformers: Reactivate* has surfaced online. It gives you the most detailed look yet at what the finished project might have looked like.
Developer Splash Damage first announced the third-person online action game at The Game Awards 2022. Significant delays followed before the studio pulled the plug in January 2025—since then, there have been several rounds of layoffs.
Just one day after the official cancellation, the first gameplay clips were already leaked to the public; a year later, a fan has now managed to track down the unreleased footage.
From F2P Title to Single-Player Focus: Trailer Shows Rejected Pitch for Publishers
The clip was uploaded to X on October 26, 2026, by a user named “Nem – TFR Archives.” According to the user, they archive material related to *Transformers: Reactivate* to “somehow come to terms with the loss.”
The trailer was likely created to attract other publishers to invest—an effort that was obviously unsuccessful. According to the user, the project evolved over the course of development from a purely free-to-play online title into a game with noticeably more single-player content and an optional co-op mode.
Alliance with the Decepticons: Archivist Plans Documentary on the Failed Project The gameplay footage shows Optimus, Bumblebee, and Ironhide battling their way through rough terrain and eventually even teaming up with the Decepticons to wipe out a common enemy. As Nem further reports, a documentary about the failed project is currently in the works, and he asks anyone with insider information who would like to share their story to contact him via the Proton Mail address listed in his profile bio.
