Pocketpair, the studio behind indie hit Palworld, has announced that it has started a publishing wing to its business. To kick things off, the company announced on social media platform X that it will be publishing the next title by Tales of Kenzera: Zau developer Surgent Studios. “We’re pleased to announcer that our first project as Pocketpair Publishing will be supporting a brand new horror game from @surgentstudios,” posted Pocketpair on X. “Surgent Studios is a studio with an original approach, and Pocketpair is excited to support them to the fullest extent.” Along with announcing that it will be publishing the new title, the company has also stated that it will be a new horror game.
Surgent Studios hasresponded to PocketPair’s post by posting “FRIENDS”. Surgent Studios was a company founded by Abubakar Salim, who has previously voiced Assassin’s Creed Origins protagonist Bayek.
The studio’s first major release was Tales of Kenzera: Zau, which was released back in March 2024. “We noticed a pattern in the entertainment industry, and Pocketpair has given us the opportunity to make a horror game about it,” said Salim, according to IGN. “Both Surgent and Pocketpair are well versed in taking risks.
This game will be short and weird, and we think players will be interested in what we have to say.” “We’re still in earnest conversation about further projects set in the Tales of Kenzera universe, but this will be a standalone piece: a mile marker between where we’ve come from and where we’re going.” The company had announced that it was working on a new title, developed under the codename Project Uso.
The few details that Salim revealed about the game include that it will be an RPG with an isometric perspective, there will be action RPG styled combat, and that its general atmosphere can be described as afro-gothic.