Crucible (Maxis)



Crucible is a cancelled PC game by Maxis South. It was to be an isometric hack 'n' slash a la Diablo.

Gameplay
You could choose up to eight heroes, including Dragon Knight, Winged Sorceress, and Lizard Man. Each would have different stats and abilities.

Crucible would feature six worlds, each different in setting and atmosphere. Each world is divided in ten equally sized realms. There was to be up to 24 types of monsters, from Lava Men, to Dust Devils, to Giant Ants.

There was to be online multiplayer, with up to eight players per game. There was also to a map editor included to design your own worlds.

Cancellation
Crucible was cancelled around when Maxis was acquired by Electronic Arts in July 1997. EA launched Ultima Online and decided a similar game would be redundant, so Crucible was canned.