Summary
- Don't Nod Entertainment is currently working on seven games.
- Only two of those, Koira and Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, have already been treated to full-fledged reveals.
- Don't Nod today announced a reorganization effort meant to help it focus on double-A development across a trio of genres.
Life is Strange developer Don't Nod Entertainment has seven games in the works right now. This revelation was offered as part of the studio's newly shared restructuring announcement, which will see Don't Nod reorganize around a variety of genres.
Founded in 2008, the Paris-based company is best-known for its work on the first two entries in the renowned Life is Strange franchise. Its most recently completed projects include puzzle platformer Jusant and ARPG Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, which were released to critical acclaim in October 2023 and February 2024, respectively.
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The studio will also have a lot on its plate for the foreseeable future, having just told IGN that it is currently working on no fewer than seven titles. Two of those are being handled externally, while the rest are being developed in-house. The latter group includes the narrative adventure game Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, which was unveiled in December 2023 as the first entry in what's meant to be an interconnected anthology series.
Upcoming Don't Nod Entertainment Games
|
Game |
Developer |
Publisher |
Genre |
Release Date |
Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Koira |
Studio Tolima |
Don't Nod |
Puzzler |
2025 |
PC |
|
Lost Records: Bloom and Rage |
Don't Nod |
Don't Nod |
Adventure |
TBA |
PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S |
|
TBA |
Tiny Bull Studios |
Don't Nod |
ARPG |
TBA |
TBA |
Of the two games that Don't Nod is currently planning to publish, only Koira has been treated to a full-fledged reveal. Developed by Brussels, Belgium-based Studio Tolima, Koira is a hand-drawn puzzler that is currently on course to be released via Steam sometime in 2025. The other project is an action RPG that's presently in the works at Turin, Italy-based Tiny Bull Studios. Announced in September 2022, the upcoming game is confirmed to be co-produced and published by Don't Nod, but is still pending a full reveal.
The company's newly announced reorganization is meant to help it better leverage its expertise in a trio of genres: RPGs, action adventures, and narrative-driven adventures. Its Paris studio will be primarily in charge of action adventures, while the Montreal branch will continue to work on story-rich experiences like Life is Strange and Lost Records: Bloom and Rage. Don't Nod CMO Sophie Filip told IGN that the company is currently focusing on "games that are more AA or a bit above that," largely in response to the tightening budgets and widespread layoffs that have been affecting the gaming industry since early 2023.
Don't Nod's track record implies that all of its internally developed upcoming games will be coming to everything from PC to Sony and Microsoft's consoles. Specifically, the current-gen consoles, as the developer stopped supporting the previous generation years ago, having last treated it to the narrative-driven adventure game Twin Mirror, released in December 2020.
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
- Released
- February 13, 2024
WHERE TO PLAY
New Eden, 1695. Antea Duarte and Red mac Raith are lovers and Banishers, ghost-hunters who vowed to protect the living from the threat of lingering ghosts and specters. Following a disastrous last mission, Antea is fatally wounded, becoming one of the spirits she loathes. In the haunted wilds of North America, the couple desperately searches for a way to liberate Antea from her new plight.
Immerse yourself in a beautiful, intimate and powerful story between two fated lovers. As Banishers, enter the lives of New Eden’s communities and solve haunting cases in a mystical, lore-rich world plagued with supernatural creatures and ancient secrets. Use your wits or combine Antea’s spiritual powers and Red’s arsenal to defeat and banish the souls tormenting the living.
Challenging decisions will lay on your path, dramatically impacting your story and the fate of New Eden’s inhabitants—be they living people or wandering souls. How much will you compromise your ghost-hunting vow for the sake of your lover who became one of such spirits?
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Blood and Gore, Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence
- Developer(s)
- DON'T NOD
- Publisher(s)
- Focus Entertainment
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
- How Long To Beat
- 30 Hours
