Arkane founder teases new action RPG in the style of Dishonored and Fallout

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WolfEye Studios, an indie developer made up of ex-Arkane Studios veterans, teased its next game Thursday: an action RPG with a retro sci-fi aesthetic that looks to combine the looks and gameplay of Fallout and Dishonored.

Studio president and co-founder Raphael Colantonio, who helped found Arkane, wrote on X (formerly Twitter) earlier this week that the game will appeal to fans of Dishonored and Prey, and just from the screenshots, that appears to be the case. The robots and machines in the images look grimy and clunky, with off-putting humanoid features that are very reminiscent of Fallout’s Atomic Age aesthetic.

“Fans of the past games I have been involved with such as Dishonored and Prey will feel at home, as well as fans of RPGs in general,” Colantonio said in a press release.

Colantonio expanded upon the untitled game’s vision in interviews with various publications alongside WolfEye’s other co-founder Julien Roby. Talking with Eurogamer, Colantonio said, “If there is such a thing as a continuum between Fallout and Dishonored, I would say Prey is somewhere in the middle because it’s already more RPG than Dishonored, and this new game is somewhere closer to Fallout, as far as the RPG-ness goes.”

Colantonio and Roby didn’t reveal a lot of details, but here’s what we know. The new game will be a first-person action RPG that takes place in an alternate 1900s America — specifically, somewhere in the Old West. Most importantly, it’ll be an immersive sim, so players can approach objectives in various ways, a genre Arkane mastered over multiple games like the Dishonored series and Prey.

The game is officially out of pre-production, according to the developers, and is entering full production while looking for a publisher. While we won’t learn more until sometime next year, players can sign up to possibly get into the private alpha test on thestudio’s website, which is slated for 2025.

In the meantime, you can probably look out for more hints and teases on social media.