Marvel 1943 Faces Another Delay as Developers Push Release Beyond Early 2026
November 8, 2025Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has hit another major snag. Developer Skydance Games just announced the game won’t surface in early 2026 as planned. The release date, once tightly aimed for 2025, now floats somewhere in the unknown, with no new window offered.
Skydance broke the news directly on its official X account, making it clear the team isn’t satisfied with where the ambitious project stands. “Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is an ambitious project, and we are committed to ensuring it meets the level of quality that our team, players, and fans expect. To fully realise our vision for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, we’ve made the decision to shift our release window beyond early 2026.” The note’s tone? Grateful, yet firm. The studio thanked fans for their patience and promised the team is working hard to create “something truly special.”
Important update regarding MARVEL 1943: Rise of Hydra. pic.twitter.com/y3WRSjVmds
— Skydance Games (@SkydanceGames) November 6, 2025
From Uncharted Legacy to Marvel Showdown

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra landed on everyone’s radar during a splashy Unreal Engine showcase at the Game Developers Conference in March 2024. It carries a serious pedigree: the game is led by Amy Hennig, the creative force and writer behind the original three Uncharted games. With her at the helm, expectations for story, characters, and moment-to-moment gameplay are anything but low.
The cast is set to bring some of Marvel’s biggest icons to life. Drew Moerlein steps into the boots of Captain America, going toe-to-toe with Khary Payton’s Black Panther. Their dynamic is at the heart of the experience, a collision of legends set against World War II’s chaos.
Here’s the official snapshot for the plot: “In the chaos of war, worlds collide. Captain America and Azzuri, the Black Panther of the 1940s, must overcome their differences and form an uneasy alliance to confront their common enemy. Fighting alongside Gabriel Jones of the Howling Commandos, and Nanali, a Wakandan spy embedded in Occupied Paris, they must join forces to stop a sinister plot that threatens to turn the havoc of WWII into the ultimate rise of Hydra.” So, this isn’t just a solo-hero adventure. Expect a real ensemble effort through the heart of Paris and the darkest days of the war.
No Timeframe and No New Details, Just a Commitment to Quality
This latest setback isn’t the first. The original plan called for a 2025 release. That slipped to “early 2026” earlier this year. Now, even that target is out the window. Skydance’s statement points to scope and quality as the reasons for the hold-up. They don’t want to ship anything less than what Marvel fans crave, and let’s face it, with a crossover like this, expectations are sky high.
Outside the delay, Skydance hasn’t shared new gameplay footage, feature details, or fresh teasers since the big reveal. The game industry has seen its share of high-profile delays lately, but pulling big names like Amy Hennig onto a Marvel project means most fans are still ready to wait if it means the end result lives up to the hype.
For now, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is MIA, with no launch year in sight. Expect more updates from Skydance as the team makes progress, but don’t look for Cap and Panther to team up anytime soon.



