Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser - who happens to also have been a writer behind both Red Dead Redemptions, Bully, Max Payne 3, and practically every mainline Grand Theft Auto game - has been tinkering away at a new studio, Absurd Ventures, for a while, and we finally have our first look at its new game series, Absurdaverse.
The studio announced the project and showed "just a few characters from the Absurdaverse" yesterday, with a peak at its bold logo and huge lineup of modern-fantasy character that you can see below.
A moody dwarf, grim reaper-type phantom, medieval skeleton, middle-aged man donning a Hawaiian shirt, and regular people who look like they work in IT are all part of the (truly absurd) cast.
A very first look at just a few characters from the ABSURDAVERSE. Prepare to meet some new kinds of heroes (and watch them suffer).
More information to come this year about the first animation projects and about our original story-driven action-comedy adventure game set in the… pic.twitter.com/EhDl7YE9chJanuary 31, 2025 "Prepare to meet some new kinds of heroes (and watch them suffer)," the post teased. "More information to come this year about the first animation projects and about our original story-driven action-comedy adventure game set in the Absurdaverse, now in development at Absurd Ventures." Absurd Ventures has, most notably, debuted several other multimedia projects.