Unreleased Mega-CD games

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Name Involved Companies Details Dump Found and Released?
The 4th Unit: Merry Go Round Data West Japanese PC and FM Towns versions exist No
Akira THQ Also planned for Mega Drive and Game Gear. Player One #44, Console Plus #44, Console Plus #35 No
Annet Again Wolf Team, Renovation US release of Anetto Futatabi, shown in EGM #47. Cancelled for unknown reasons. No
Captain Commando Capcom No
Battletech: Gray Death Legion Absolute Entertainment To be released in 1995. Folded with the company along with Saturn port. Yes
Bug Blasters: The Exterminators Sony Imagesoft, Stargate Entertainment Due out in 1995. Yes
Burning Fists Sega a.k.a. "Force Striker". Was to be released in 1994. Was "80% complete" before the axe, lacking a final boss and FMV problems. Also seen in EGM #49. Yes, early version
Citizen X Digital Pictures Yes
Darkside Rocket Science Games Aka "Dark Ride" 3DO version previewed December 1994 in Games World: The Magazine. Mega CD and Saturn ports rumoured, all cancelled.
Dark Seed Cyberdreams, Vic Tokai Saturn port exists. No
Dyno Blaze Also cancelled for the Mega Drive, though prototypes have been seen. No
European Racers Revell CD Offered in a January 1994 EGM contest. Cancelled for unknown reasons. No? TODO
Flashback 2 Delphine Software Morphed into a game called Fade to Black on other platforms No
Grandia Game Arts Work moved to Sega Saturn after Mega CD discontinuation. No
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis LucasArts, JVC PC port. Meant to arrive in early 1994. No
Hammer vs. Evil D. in Soulfire GTE Entertainment video No
Johnny Mnemonic Sony Imagesoft Yes
Hardcore Digital Illusions Mega Drive version also exists. Planned for November 1994. Unlike the Mega Drive version which was "99%" completed, the Mega CD port didn't get very far. No
Kamikaze Comics Crystal Dynamics Due for release in 1994. Shares a very similar plot to Comix Zone. No
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Sunsoft, Park Place Productions GDRI - what is their source?
Last Action Hero Sony Imagesoft Released for other Sega systems, though this one included pre-rendered graphics so is probably a different game entirely. No
Loadstar II: Showdown on Phobos Rocket Science Games For 1995. Probably cancelled as RSG moved away from FMV games. No
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge LucasArts, JVC No
Ookami Hei SIMS 2D action sidescroller compatible with six button controller. Shared an artist with Devil Buster. No
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors Absolute Entertainment Cancelled when Absolute died. Yes; dump format unknown (BIN/CUE? ISO?)
Phantasy Star IV: The Return of Alis Sega Both Mega CD and Mega Drive ports were once in development, only the latter survived. No
Polygon Golf Hertz Cancelled when the studio went under. No
Pop N Land Takeru/Sur de Wave? [1] Import mail-order store page in the first issue of EGM2 lists a Mega Drive release?
Power Drift Sega Eventually saw a home port on the Sega Saturn. No
Shadow of Atlantis Killed following Mega CD discontinuation (or 32X... I think it was meant to be a Mega CD 32X game). Sometimes known as "Nautilus". Some very fancy and expensive demo videos exist. No
The Strangers Malibu Interactive EGM #59 shows a very, very early version, circa mid-1994. Likely cancelled due to Malibu Interactive closing in the same year. No
Time Cop Cryo Interactive, JVC Yes
World Rally No
Ys IV: Mask of the Sun Sega Falcom No

Note: many un-released (and homebrew) US games ones have since been unofficially released by Good Deal Games.