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Former developers of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have banded together to create a new game studio called Rebel Wolves.
The Warsaw, Poland-based company is working on a dark fantasy role-playing game built in Unreal Engine 5.
Konrad Tomaszkiewicz was the game director of The Witcher 3 and head of production and secondary game director of Cyberpunk 2077. He has assembled a new pack at the self-funded Rebel Wolves to create vibrant new virtual worlds. The team has more than a dozen people.
Their aim is to make games filled with powerful emotions and unique experiences. The goal is to do things differently and put the team first, the company said. That says a lot between the lines, as the team that made Cyberpunk 2077 at game publisher CD Projekt Red had a lot of challenges with overwork and being forced to push a game out before the bugs were fixed.
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“For all of us here at Rebel Wolves, video games were always something we felt destined to do — something ingrained in our DNA,” Tomaszkiewicz said in a statement. “Personally, I couldn’t be happier to have banded together with friends who share this passion. We’re developing a video game we’d like to play in a way that games should be made. We want to evolve the cRPG genre by creating unforgettable stories and stirring deep emotions, all while working as a tightly knit team united by a shared goal and ambition.”
He added, “Collectively, we envision Rebel Wolves as a place where experienced game developers can reignite their passion, where they can focus on their craft and pour their love into an amazing, ambitious title. We want to
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