Who is The Molasses Flood, the developer behind The Witcher Sirius?
The Molasses Flood is developing a brand-new game set in The Witcher universe. Codenamed Project Sirius, this new Witcher game is set to be wildly different from all of the other upcoming CD Projekt Red games that are in development – between the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, a new Witcher trilogy, and the incubation of a third IP. So you might be wondering who The Molasses Flood is, and why they've been handed the keys to the universe of some of the best RPGs of the last two generations.
Below you'll find everything you need to know about The Molasses Flood, including details on its previous games, information on when CDPR acquired the Boston-based team, and all the scraps we could find on its mysterious Witcher project.
The Molasses Flood was founded in 2014 by a small team of industry veterans – with experience working across everything from BioShock and Halo 2 to Guitar Hero and Rock Band. The Boston-based studio is best known for creating two beloved survival and base-building games: The Flame in the Flood (2016) and Drake Hollow (2020), although The Molasses Flood's destiny was altered last year..
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red acquired The Molasses Flood in October 2021. At the time, CDPR president Adam Kiciński said this of the new studio: "We're always on the lookout for teams who make games with heart. The Molasses Flood share our passion for video game development, they’re experienced, quality-oriented, and have great technological insight. I’m convinced they will bring a lot of talent and determination to the Group."
The Molasses Flood's studio head, Forrest Dowling, said of the collaboration: "From the inception of The Molasses Flood, it was our goal to create games that
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