Even though Immortals: Fenyx Rising may not have made quite as many headlines as some other Ubisoft properties, such as Assassin's Creed, the game seems to have performed well, according to sources. The action-adventure title offered a fun, lightweight romp through Ancient Greek myth that anyone could jump into and enjoy.
Now, however, one of the more well-known leakers in the gaming industry claims that Immortals: Fenyx Rising is due for a sequel, and they also claim that the game is already in the pre-production stages at this time. While not much is known about the project yet, fans of the first game may have plenty to look forward to should the leak be true.
The idea of Ubisoft having the Immortals: Fenyx Rising sequel in production comes from Tom Henderson, one of the more reliable gaming industry leakers. Henderson previously leaked information about The Division: Heartland, as well as a wide variety of other projects, and he has already been established as a generally trustworthy source on the topic. Granted, Henderson didn't have much to share about the Immortals sequel, other than the fact that it's being made and that Ubisoft is currently in the process of hiring more staff to work on it.
Often referenced as one of the best games to play for Zelda fans, Immortals: Fenyx Rising was one of Ubisoft's more acclaimed releases of the past couple of years. It received widespread accolades and Ubisoft was praised for its successes. While far from perfect, Immortals showed that the popular French publishing house wasn't completely averse to taking intellectual property risks.
The fact that there might be a sequel in active development shouldn't be particularly odd, especially since the game proved it could host a wide variety of mythologies and fantasies with ease. Immortals' Lost Gods DLC added a new twist to the game, and a sequel that's designed around supporting a more free-form and long-term post-launch content schedule could prove particularly fertile for Ubisoft, which gives more credence to Henderson's claims.
Coincidentally, one of Immortals: Fenyx Rising's strongest features is that it allowed Ubisoft to produce a game that focuses purely on mythology and fantastical adventuring, without the narrative bloat inherent to Assassin's Creed, which some people feel has been getting overly contrived as of late. The hypothetical Fenyx Rising sequel could, therefore, deliver the sort of experience that other Ubisoft games cannot, though fans of the original may wish to wait and see what comes of the rumor.
Immortals Fenyx Rising is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Tom Henderson (via XFire)