Striking Distance Studios Reveals Spin-Off Game Set in The Callisto Protocol Universe

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Striking Distance Studios has revealed Project Birdseye, a roguelike spin-off of The Callisto Protocol universe. In 2022, Striking Distance Studios released The Callisto Protocol, a survival horror game. The game is set in space and centered around a man fighting through the breakout of an illness on a starship, which, in premise and tone, bore stark resemblances to Dead Space. These similarities caught the attention of fans, who were excited to see the project led by Dead Space creator Glen Schofield.

The Callisto Protocol released to mixed reviews, most notably suffering performance issues in its PC release, which caused Steam users to give the game many negative reviews. Recent reception on Steam has shifted towards positive, now that stuttering, general performance, and optimization issues have been fixed in patches. Despite its mixed reception, the game picked up plenty of attention for different features like being so violent that some gamers consider it one of the goriest games of all time, or its cast, including Transformers actor Josh Duhamel and The Boys star Karen Fukuhara. Since then, Striking Distance has focused its efforts on several new projects, one of which has now been revealed.

Fans of The Callisto Protocol may be excited to hear about the new installment in the series' universe titled Project Birdseye. This game is a «super fast action-roguelike» with a cartoon-ish art style similar to that of the Borderlands series. During the trailer, it is mentioned that this game is being developed alongside Striking Distance's next AAA Game. It is currently unclear whether this additional game or Project Birdseye are the new Unreal Engine 5 game from Striking Distance, or if that is something different.

In the one-minute trailer for Project Birdseye, plenty of gameplay is displayed, emphasizing the ideas «fight, die, adapt, upgrade.» The top-down bird's eye view combat is shown alongside upgrade charts that show «melee schematics,» such as a perk that allows