Hopetown, The Spiritual Successor To Disco Elysium, Reveals First Details & Crowdfunding Goals

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Longdue Games Studio has officially announced , its spiritual successor to the hit RPG . Developed by ZA/UM Studios and released in 2019,was widely praised for its groundbreaking twist on the detective RPG genre, featuring innovative, thought-provoking mechanics and an irresistibly engaging story. After it took home four Game Awards and a BAFTA, all eyes were on 's creators as rumors of a sequel-successor reached a fever pitch. But conflicts at ZA/UM instead led to legal struggles and multiple different splinter studios. One of those, Longdue, has just announced its first game.

Longdue has begun work on , a new RPG soon to launch its very own crowdfunding campaign. Building on 's core RPG mechanics, stars a rogue journalist in a mining community where ambitions clash and secrets lie buried beneath the ground. They'll have to wheedle the truth out of its tight-lipped inhabitants, then choose how to spin it in their final, published work, and watch how their choices shape the world. Fans can participate in its crowdfunding campaign soon, with further details to be revealed via Longdue's website.

Through the lens of amnesiac detective Harry DuBois, tells a variable story. Your choices shape your ideology, your ideology shapes your identity, and your identity shapes your choices in an ourobouros of RPG brilliance. starts with a similar concept: a journalist investigating goings-on in a small mining town. They'll need to choose their words carefully both when speaking with others and when crafting their stories, choosing to become an iconoclastic sensationalist, a reality-twisting conspiracy theorist, or a truth-seeking investigative journalist.

Disco Elysium is a landmark game that evokes the feeling of tabletop RPGs. Dungeons & Dragons DMs can learn from the game and make campaigns better.

will also introduce new mechanics into that familiar formula, creating a more dynamic world. For example, the new psychogeography system will allow the player character to interact