Former Disco Elysium devs are making the sport’s religious successor at a brand new studio

is broadly as one of many best RPGs of all time, however the way forward for the sequence has been up within the air. A deliberate sequel and enlargement have been canceled and developer ZA/UM laid off some staff consequently. There’s additionally been an over possession of the mental property. Nonetheless, the essence of the unique sport could be very a lot alive, not least as a result of a brand new studio is engaged on a religious successor. The mission is slated to proceed “the considerate, narrative-first method that outlined its predecessor.”

Some builders who labored on Disco Elysium and its scuttled sequel — together with people who used to work at Bungie, Rockstar Video games, Courageous at Evening and elsewhere — comprise the 12-strong staff at London-based Longdue. In accordance with , the studio’s first sport is billed as “a psychogeographic RPG” that “explores the fragile interaction between the acutely aware and unconscious, the seen and unseen. Set in a world the place decisions ripple between the character’s psyche and atmosphere, gamers will navigate a continually shifting panorama, formed by each inner and exterior forces.”

If you recognize something about Disco Elysium, that ought to sound pretty acquainted. Not many different particulars have been revealed in regards to the sport to date, however Longdue did launch a chunk of idea artwork (above).

“At Longdue, we’re impressed by many years of basic RPGs, from Ultiima and Wizardry, via Fallout and Planescape, to the justifiably adored Disco Elysium,” narrative director Grant Roberts, previously of Bungie and Rocksteady, stated in a press launch. “We’re excited to proceed that legacy with one other narrative-first, psychological RPG, the place the interaction between internal worlds and exterior landscapes is the beating coronary heart of the expertise.”

Longdue hasn’t revealed the entire former ZA/UM builders which might be concerned, however Disco Elysium lead designer and author Robert Kurvitz and lead artist Aleksander Rostov usually are not amongst them. In late 2022, ZA/UM’s new majority shareholders fired that pair together with author Helen Hindpere, accusing them of misconduct and making an attempt to steal mental property (amongst different issues). That is regardless of Kurvitz writing the novel on which the world of the 2019 sport was primarily based. Lawsuits have been filed and ZA/UM these have been resolved final yr. Kurvitz and Rostov have their very own firm, Pink Information.