Don’t Nod, a well-known game studio famous for games like Tell Me Why, Vampyr, and the original Life is Strange, has announced that they have seven games currently in development. Interestingly, four of these games have not yet been revealed to the public. This is a huge reveal and is a tall order for any company.
According to an interview with IGN, one of the upcoming projects is Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. This was announced at The Game Awards 2023. This game will start what Don’t Nod sees as a “connected universe” of games. Each game will have its own story, but they will all fit into a bigger, overall storyline. In addition to their own projects, Don’t Nod is teaming up with other studios to expand their scope. Tolima is creating a “musical, hand-drawn adventure” called Koira, which will be published by Don’t Nod. Meanwhile, Tiny Bull Studios is working on a project that has yet to be named.
Don’t Nod is reorganizing and forming three internal divisions to focus on their main strengths: RPG, narrative adventure, and action adventure. The studio highlights the value of teamwork and sharing expertise across the teams. CEO Oskar Guilbert discussed the choice to concentrate on titles in the “AA” space instead of pursuing AAA development.
“We feel like also in response to what’s happening in the industry, we need to focus on the games that are more AA or a bit above that, not necessarily going into the AAA landscape. So it’s a bit easier also for us to really focus our efforts and our different talents to hopefully avoid being in the situation where we have to make tough decisions. So, focusing and building is our main focus right now.”
Oskar Guilbert
Don’t Nod’s latest game, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, has been successful, according to the studio. Its publisher, Focus Entertainment, is reportedly pleased with its performance. The positive feedback is helping Don’t Nod as they work on new games.
Don’t Nod have a lot in store for the future, even if we can’t really say what the majority of these games are. The fact that they can put so many games into development makes me think these narrative games seem cheaper than others. We’ll have to wait and see how this all plays out, but it seems mostly positive.
Comments