Spiritual successor to Disco Elysium in development from lead of canceled sequel

spiritual successor of disco elysium Now in development under the leadership of canceled sequel,

Longdew is a new independent studio comprised of staff from Disco Elysium Studios ZA/UM as well as developers like Bungie and Rockstar. Eurogamer understands that Robert Kurvitz and Alexander Rostov are not involved.

The studio’s first game will include an “unprecedented ‘psychographic RPG’ mechanic”, where decisions made in the narrative will reshape the world and its characters.

Additionally, it will take inspiration from both Disco Elysium and Planescape: TormentAs well as other classic RPGs, with a narrative-first approach driven by player choice.

“At Longdue, we’re inspired by decades of classic RPGs, from Ultima and Wizardry to Controversy and Planescape, to the justly acclaimed Disco Elysium,” said narrative director Grant Roberts. “We’re excited to continue that legacy with another narrative-first, psychological RPG, where the interplay between the inner world and the outer landscape is the heartbeat. Experience. We’re building a world-class team for a world-class game that will tell a world-class story, and we can’t wait to show you more.”

The private investor said, “We are looking forward to supporting the work of an incredible team of creative talent and the development of a new type of narrative-first video game experience and related technology to improve the creation of these games in the video game industry. Excited for.” Riyaz Mula.

Apart from the above artwork, no further details have been provided on the game in terms of release date or platform.

Longdue made the announcement ahead of Disco Elysium’s fifth anniversary next week.

Furthermore, it comes with rival games from other former developers. XXX Nightshift will be the first project of Dark Math GamesA studio that describes itself as “a spinoff group from the original development team of Disco Elysium.”

This seeming rivalry is likely a result of turmoil at the studio following the release of Disco Elysium, involving trialreport of Toxic behavior and IP theftAnd retrenchment A standalone expansion was reportedly cancelled.