Battleroaches

Battleroaches is a cancelled PC game by International Hobo. It was to be a 3D action game.

Plot
After the extinction of humanity, the insects have risen up as the dominant species. Various cultures and societies of bugs emerge. The Battleroaches are the most feared.

The villain of this game is the Archroach, the leader of Hive who demands tributes. He lives in the Citadel, the ruins of a human home. It is rumoured he will one day be overthrown by a warrior (us).

Gameplay
We would play as a cockroach who has seeks to invade the Citadel. We can climb certain vertical surfaces, including undersides of surfaces. Our object is to get from the garden to the attic, which is the Archroach's lair.

For combat we can either choose real-time combat or turn-based combat. We can rip apart enemy insects and use these parts as powerups. Powerups range from better armour to better climbing ability to temporary flying.

It's not all insects, however: this human house has robots. When destroyed you can use the robot parts for weapons and armour.

Cancellation
Battleroaches was cancelled when it wasn't considered for development. It never left the conceptualisation stage.