Deck13 - Working on New Dystopian RPG

Focus Home Interactive sent out news they are publishing Deck13's new unannounced dystopian sci-fi action-RPG. To bad it wont be released till 2017.

FOCUS HOME INTERACTIVE PARTNER UP WITH DECK13 FOR UNANNOUNCED RPG

Paris based publisher and Frankfurt developer to launch new action RPG IP

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Deck13 Interactive, Frankfurt based developer famed for games such as Lords of the Fallen, to bring you a new premium action RPG IP set in a dystopian sci-fi future to be revealed by name at a later date.

The new game will feature innovative combat mechanics and an original character progression system based on modular upgrades gained through tight, visceral combat.

Of the new partnership, Deck13 Interactive CEO’s Florian Stadlbauer and Jan Klose said, respectively, "We are delighted to be working with Focus Home Interactive. Our relationship with the company over the past few months has created a lot of trust and confidence already. During the past years, the Focus team has shown that they are extremely successful in marketing European titles worldwide."

Klose, CEO and Creative Director, stated "After our recent major project, the team at Deck13 is eager to take on the next challenge. We have learned a lot and want to deliver an even greater experience to core gamers this time."

Focus Home Interactive’s Managing Partner Cedric Lagarrigue added “We are ecstatic to announce this new partnership with one of the very best independent European development studios. We’ve been excited by Deck13’s new project since our first exchange with them, and as we’ve just got through the pre-production phase, we’re fully convinced by their capacities to deliver one of the most exciting RPGs to come in the future.”

The unannounced IP will be revealed at a later date, and the game is expected to launch on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC with a retail and digital release in 2017

Does it matter if it's utopian, dystopian or something else?

They should just say if they're making another grinder or not.

I don't remember having seen any utopian RPGs, ever.

Well maybe there are hundreds of those out there so Deck13 decided to make a different one.

Well, then maybe I have a different definition of "utopian" than you.

Not me! Them.

If they really wanted to be bold, they could have made a game set in a utopic dystopia. =p

So six comments about nothing thanks guys. I love sharing news on this site.

Anyway the game has my interest as I'm curious to see what the developer makes after losing the Lords of the Fallen Ip to CI Games this year. I also love playing dark games.

The sinister utopia is a trope that's been quite well explored in sci fi, but I can't think of an RPG that's done it. Could be interesting. If you look at the original conceptions of utopia, they were all pretty sinister under the surface - perfectly wise totalitarian rule, relying on savage and warlike neighbours as mercenaries to spare the citizens from violence, and so on. Good fodder for moral dilemmas.