Despite previously pledging to soldier on after the third attempt at crowdfunding a hopeful Eternal Darkness spiritual successor failed to reach its goal, the team at Precursor Games are now "taking a break", and the Shadow of the Eternals project has been put on hold.

The news comes by way of a forum post from Precursor Chief Creative Officer Denis Dyack:

It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to put the Shadow of the Eternals project on hold. We are very happy with what we have accomplished both as a group and with the community. The community has blown us away and was the one thing that kept us going through it all - we cannot thank you enough.

Many of us will be taking a break. For those who are not aware, we all worked on this project as a labor of love and self financed 100% of everything for a over a year to try to make Shadow of the Eternals a reality. Although we did not succeed on doing this, we succeeded in making many friends and starting something that we hope provided value for those involved. We have no regrets.

Denis, Phil and Aaron have decided to continue to run the forums for those who wish to stay hang out and talk. Denis, Phil and Aaron will also be taking a break but will be around posting and talking with everyone when they can. Others from Precursor will also be popping in from time to time.

Is the project dead? No, but we feel it needs a rest too. We have all agreed as a group that when and if the time is right we will get together and start it up again.

The Shadow of the Eternals project had been heavily scrutinised due to negative press surrounding the demise of original Eternal Darkness developer Silicon Knights, and its last two poorly-received games Too Human and X-Men: Destiny. Precursor Games had opened its doors in the wake of Silicon Knights' closure, and seemed to include many of its former staff.