It was foreseeable that Techland, the developers of Dying Light 2: Stay Human, would not be lazy. Now the studio has teased its next project via Twitter.
And this time it doesn’t seem to be about zombies, even if the hung-up guys have played the most important role in Techland’s projects so far. Instead, the studio is working on an open-world fantasy game with role-playing elements.
The new work does not seem to have a name yet, but at least a first artwork was published together with the tweet. The same shows a character climbing around a tree overlooking a picturesque landscape with bridges, waterfalls and some vertical structures and rocks. The design calls for parkour elements, which already played a role in Dying Light 2.
The tweet itself also hints: “Our latest game will be a narrative-driven fantasy epic with an exotic open world to explore. We aspire to create an immersive, story-focused AAA title that explores the… combines and refines the best aspects of gameplay that Techland is known for.”
We never stop improving!
Our newest game is set to be a narrative-driven #fantasy epic with an exotic open world ready to be explored. We strive to create a compelling story-focused #AAA title that combines and refines the best aspects of gameplay that Techland is known for. pic.twitter.com/SuJ8vVWbrI
— Techland (@TechlandGames) March 16, 2023
Techland had already indicated in 2016 that it was working on an open-world fantasy title with RPG elements that was intended to be slightly larger than Dying Light. At that time there was still talk of single player and co-op multiplayer. It remains to be seen whether this is still the case.
It also remains to be seen when Techland will officially announce the project, give the child a name and tell us what it’s all about.
To celebrate the first anniversary of Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Techland released a 6-minute video about the game.
