With a seemingly endless barrage of layoffs and studio closures, it’s extremely heartwarming to see a few of the expertise that escaped the triple-A hellscape survive and thrive. Wolfeye Studios, the group behind the intelligent immersive sim Bizarre West, has begun engaged on its subsequent mission.
It doesn’t have a reputation but, however Wolfeye introduced right now that manufacturing has formally kicked off. The even higher information? It’s much more of a return to the group’s roots!
For these unfamiliar with Wolfeye’s unimaginable lineage; this the studio headed up by Raphael Colantonio, Arkane co-founder and co-creator of Dishonored and the Prey reboot. Wolfeye is primarily made up of veterans from Arkane’s Austin and Lyon studios, which is very related right now within the wake of the previous’s latest closure.
Wolfeye’s first recreation was the critically acclaimed, isometric motion RPG Bizarre West, primarily an immersive sim from a brand new perspective. However now, the developer is able to seemingly create a successor to Dishonored and Prey with its subsequent mission, as a result of its upcoming recreation is a first-person RPG.
Proper now, we solely have the faintest of hints concerning the recreation. We all know it’s going to be the studio’s first mission with a first-person, and we all know the style. Save for a few items of artwork (see under), we don’t actually have a lot of an thought of what to anticipate.
Additionally clear is the sport’s retro sci-fi aesthetic. The truth is, Wolfeye teased this at GDC earlier this 12 months with an image of a whiteboard with nothing however “Retro Sci-fi” and “First Individual” written on it. Since then, the sport has been in pre-production.
Apparently, the developer revealed it desires to contain the group very early within the making of this one. It will likely be working a restricted alpha take a look at someday in 2025 to get some preliminary suggestions. That is going to be a personal take a look at, however you possibly can enroll on the official website for an opportunity to make the shortlist.
Wolfeye stated that this subsequent recreation, additionally a brand new IP, will “ship a wealthy and detailed world, freedom of play and a deep RPG expertise” – which is what everybody expects from this gifted group.
“Followers of the previous video games I’ve been concerned with akin to Dishonored and Prey will really feel at dwelling, in addition to followers of RPGs typically,” stated inventive director Raphael Colantonio.
“Whereas we search for the precise publishing associate, our sights are firmly set on getting our group concerned with the sport’s growth with a restricted non-public alpha in 2025. We can’t anticipate followers to see what we’re engaged on.”
