While the official project was scrapped in favor of EA's Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings licenses, its concepts live on through other titles: Dungeon Keeper 3
: In contrast to digging out dungeons, players were expected to build full-blown castles on the surface. Designers experimented with applying the autonomous mechanics of Imps to tasks like building battlements and interacting with forests or burrows. Dungeon Keeper 3
: Developers aimed to move away from simply mining gold, hoping to introduce an economy similar to Age of Empires where players would exploit peasant farmers for resources. While the official project was scrapped in favor
: The team planned to introduce powerful hero-side creatures that would serve as functional equivalents to the iconic Horned Reaper . Spiritual Successors Dungeon Keeper 3