The next game from Until Dawn and The Quarry developer Supermassive is currently in development, has a tentative release window of 2025 or 2026, and will be equivalent in size to previous games. Intriguingly, it may also depart from the well-worn realm of teen horror.
In an interview with VGC, studio director Will Byles revealed some interesting tidbits that have our interest piqued:
“We’ve started working on [the next game]. I can’t really tell you very much at all about it, but we have started. Again, it’s the same sort of horror genre, we’re sticking to that. It’s equivalent in size to The Quarry… and that’s about as much as I can say without giving too much away. Potentially we might be a little bit like… I don’t know how far we can stretch the teen horror thing out further, because especially when we try to stir it up, the number of surprises you can add to that becomes limited."
Byles goes on to imply that whatever this new direction might be, it will differ even from the different explorations of the genre that have been undertaken in the more bite-sized Dark Pictures Anthology series. In addition, the turnaround is expected to be significantly shorter than the seven years between Until Dawn and The Quarry:
“The Dark Pictures explores hundreds of variants of the horror genre. What we’re looking at now, and I can’t tell you exactly what it is, is a bit of a diversion away from that sort of standard, but it’s still very much classic horror.”
“No, it certainly won’t be the seven years it took between Until Dawn [and The Quarry], it will be 2025, or maybe 2026.”
What aspect of horror would you like to see Supermassive tackle next? We will be waiting several years to find out, so speculate wildly in the comments section in the meantime.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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Oh jeez, looking forward to it, even if it’s a long, long ways away. Loved Until Dawn and The Quarry, despite some quibbles I have with them in regards to gameplay.
@somnambulance me too! The next Dark Pictures game, The Devil In Me, is putting an emphasis on expanded gameplay, so hopefully, that will extend to this project as well
@Khayl I’m hoping so too. It seems strange to me that their next project will be so far away when it seems like the Dark Anthology games have essentially left little time in between releases for the developer (though I’ll be honest and admit I like their non-Anthology titles typically significantly more).
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I'm always down for a Supermassive horror game.
The Thing would be great as an inspiration for a new game. You don't know who is the monster and the story can change every playthrough where everyone can potentially be the monster.
Over the last couple months I have played through Until Dawn and the 3 current Dark Pictures games and enjoyed them all. Looking forward to playing The Quarry when it’s a bit cheaper. I feel like these guys are kind of just running this sub-genre themselves at the moment. Though not sure how I feel about the Devil in Me getting inventories etc.
Crazy idea. Remake of Silent Hill Shattered Memories by this studio (which was a remake itself.)
I'm not one for SH remakes, however this game had some interesting ideas that I thinking supermassive could improve upon
J-Horror in the style of The Ring or The Grudge.
Or maybe something like Grave Encounters where you’re trapped in an abandoned mental hospital with a malevolent spirit.
These guys never rest!
very talented team im looking forward to more!
I think a game inspired by IT or Stranger Things would be interesting. Playing as kids or young teens against some monster that the adults don't believe in could add some scary stakes.
@Ben_Rage_V2
Pan's Labyrinth-style game would be right up these guys alley.
@Tielo
I can't believe more narrative choice based games haven't taken more influence from The Thing. Especially if you make it choose who is secretly the antagonist by random each playthrough. Possibilities write themselves.
@SolaceCreed @Ben_Rage_V2 I would LOVE to see a competent game studio finally take a stab at children/pre-teen horror games.
Especially if it had Goosebumps/Are you Afraid of the Dark vibes, but without any handholding or watering down.
Sadly I suspect what they're hinting at is to do normal adult horror games...which would still be cool I guess.
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