A huge Epic Games Store leak has resulted in several major projects being leaked, and though many of them are hidden behind codenames, enterprising onlookers are already doing the work to uncover the games’ identities.
As pointed out by ResetEra user MondoMega, this leak occurred thanks to the launch of SteamDB-esque website EpicDB (which is currently down at time of writing). Searching a publisher’s page on EpicDB uncovers tons of projects that were seemingly not intended for public eyes.
The good folks over on the Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit have compiled a list of those projects, with major publishers like Square Enix, Sega, Rockstar, and Sony being included in the leak.
Most of the games have fairly unhelpful codenames, although there are exceptions. Saber Interactive, for instance, has a project listed that’s simply named Turok, which is, incredibly enough, likely a new Turok game.
On THQ Nordic’s page, a project titled Remnant 3 can be seen, and it’s not hard to guess what that might be. Others, meanwhile, are much more obscure; what, for instance, are Sega’s Porridge, Croquembouche, and CurlyWurly, other than great names?
Some projects, despite being codenamed, are fairly easy to decipher given the additional information that was available on EpicDB.
Momo, for instance, is almost certainly the long-rumored Final Fantasy IX remake, given that it apparently offers the “Tetra Master Starter Pack” and “Thief’s Knives” as pre-order DLC bonuses.
A PC version of Final Fantasy XVI, which we know is currently in the works at Square Enix, is also apparently on the cards for Epic, as examining the data for the codenamed entry Skobeloff seemingly leads to FFXVI being named.
Other projects include a potential PC release for Red Dead Redemption, as well as Epic listings for Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Apex Legends.
It’s worth noting that the existence of these games in Epic’s database doesn’t necessarily mean their release is imminent, or even that they’re still active projects.
Publishers might create database entries for games like these for a lot of reasons, and many of the entries in the leak, including the Final Fantasy IX remake, haven’t been updated in several months or even years.
As an example, there’s an entry for a game codenamed Testament, which users are suggesting could be Sony’s Helldivers 2. That game was never released on Epic Games Store, and while a launch on the store isn’t impossible, it might just be an aborted database entry that was never needed in the end.
While the entries in the database might be contested, the leak itself isn’t; this is all internal data from Epic’s database, so these projects certainly exist in Epic’s backend.
However, Epic has subsequently issued a statement confirming that database tools can’t crawl for unannounced titles anymore, so a leak like this isn’t likely to happen again. Still, the data gleaned from the leak isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Stay tuned for more.
