Devolver Digital’s next big bet? “Video games based on our favorite movies, shows, comics, and more”

Indie game publisher Devolver Digital has just announced a brand new publishing label focused entirely on adaptations.

Video game adaptations are super popular right now, with Hollywood clamoring to do whatever it takes to turn them into the next hit movie or TV show. It’s been a bit hit and miss so far, with Fallout being a big success on TV and the Borderlands movie being a complete flop. But while video game adaptations of movies used to be fairly common decades ago, you rarely see them these days. Now, Devolver Digital seems to be looking to change that, as it’s just announced the launch of Big Fan Games, a new label that “publishes video games based on our favorite movies, shows, comics, and more.”

As described on the new label’s website, “Big Fan is a new publishing label founded with one goal in mind: to create great games in worlds that people love. We are a team of people from the gaming and entertainment industries A team of visionaries from all over – you may already know our work from games like Hellboy: Web of Wyrd and John Wick Hex, and we’re just getting started, with more to come in 2024 and beyond. ”

On the subject of licensed games, the site explains that Big Fan believes “there’s room for a new approach. Indie developers can make decisions. Take some risks and explore unique ideas that aren’t dictated by spreadsheets. So we founded Big Fan to To help make this dream a reality.”

Big Fan is already looking for pitches from IP licensors and developers, so if you have a really good idea for an adaptation that you thought was impossible, this might actually be your best chance of making it happen – Although I probably won’t, in fact, you’re convinced that an open world RPG would be awesome and cool.