Last updated on December 8th, 2022 at 02:46 pm
Authors Limbo and Inside showed two more illustrations of their sci-fi game
The Danish studio Playdead, which created the puzzle platformers Limbo and Inside, has been working on a new game for several years, but is in no hurry to talk about it. Recently, two new illustrations appeared in the vacancies section of the company’s official website, as well as some details.
Both new illustrations are black and white. On the first (above), you can see a robot resembling a rover (its developers showed it in a short excerpt ), and columns in the background (the file is called “pillars”). The second (below) appears to show an elevator.
From the vacancy text, it follows that the mysterious game will offer an open world. Unreal Engine was selected as the engine. There are several target platforms – probably the new product is worth waiting for on PC and consoles. The release date was not disclosed.
Previously, the developers confirmed that the project is a sci-fi adventure with a third-person view, the hero of which explores a “distant corner of the universe. ” In 2018, Playdead founder Arnt Jensen clarified that this time the authors decided to use three-dimensional graphics. Several trending announcements mention must-have 3D experience.
Playdead needs eleven professionals, including game designers, programmers, artists, and a CTO. The announcements indicate that the team includes 50 people. The studio is “experimenting with the goal of creating new entertainment experiences and looking for people to help it.” “Our approach does not provide for rework before deadlines – on the contrary, we want to find talented people who work according to a convenient schedule and maintain an atmosphere of friendliness and cooperation in the team,” the leaders note.
In past vacancies, the developers have hidden a few more illustrations – all of them are collected in the gallery below. The very first image was presented in January 2017. Apparently, the game will be as dark as Limbo and Inside.
The project, which has not yet been named, is being created under a contract with Epic Games. It was announced last March that it will be published by Epic Games Publishing. Under the terms of the agreement, developers receive full funding (including for advertising and localization costs), and the sales profit must be equally divided between the authors and the publisher. The list of partners also includes Remedy Entertainment and genDESIGN.
Playdead has been around since 2006. During this time, she released only two games, but both received high marks from the press and users. In 2016, shortly after Inside was released, CEO Dino Patti left the studio. He soon joined the team behind the dark adventure Somerville.
