According to insider information, the military shooter is to be trimmed back to realism and reach alpha status in 2025.
Ubisoft is apparently working on a return to the roots of Ghost Recon. The Insider Gaming reports, citing an anonymous source at the developer.
According to the report, the next installment of the popular Tom Clancy series will once again be more closely based on the original games that were released between 2001 and 2005.
In addition, there is an initial forecast for the release date.
Back to being dark and tactical
According to insider information, the new Ghost Recon, which is running internally under the code name Project Ovr, is set in a fictional “Naiman War” in Southeast Asia and will once again be closer to a military simulation.
Realism could therefore be much more important than in the newer spin-offs such as Wildlands and Breakpoint. There are also said to be some dark and controversial scenes.
In addition, the first-person perspective of the originals is set to return instead of the shoulder perspective. Insider Gaming draws a comparison with the Modern Warfare series, Squad, and Ready or Not in particular.
Ghost Recon in a brand crisis
Many fans from back in the day remember Ghost Recon as an authentic game with complex class and command systems, permadeath for teammates, and tough combat.
In the 2010s, Ghost Recon increasingly moved away from its tactical hardcore shooter roots and eventually switched to an open-world concept with Wildlands and its successor, Breakpoint.
Ghost Recon Frontline was originally planned as a free-to-play sequel with a focus on PvP, but after negative feedback on the reveal and the subsequent alpha, Ubisoft completely canceled the game in 2022.
When is the release date?
According to the report, Ghost Recon: Ovr is expected to reach internal alpha status in fall 2025. Experience shows that games of a similar scale at Ubisoft remain in development for around another 12 months – a release in fall 2026 would therefore be a logical possibility.
It is unclear when the shooter will be unveiled, but Ubisoft has already announced that it will not be holding a Forward Showcase in 2025, which could be related to a series of delays for high-profile titles.
Rumors of a comeback have also been swirling around other Tom Clancy classics for some time. For example, a remake of Splinter Cell is reportedly in the works. Blacklist, the last installment, was released 12 years ago.