Didn't see a thread on this after searching so I'm adding although the info is from last month..
Neon Giant is a Swedish game studio co-founded by former developers from Machinegames (Wolfenstein series). Back in 2021, Neon Giant released its first game, The Ascent, a top-down cyberpunk action RPG. Since then, the studio was acquired by the Korean publisher Krafton, and now they are working on what was described in a press release as an "open world immersive FPS".
Here's every bit of information I've managed to find:
Neon Giant is a Swedish game studio co-founded by former developers from Machinegames (Wolfenstein series). Back in 2021, Neon Giant released its first game, The Ascent, a top-down cyberpunk action RPG. Since then, the studio was acquired by the Korean publisher Krafton, and now they are working on what was described in a press release as an "open world immersive FPS".
Here's every bit of information I've managed to find:
- It's codenamed Project Impact;
- Tor Frick, creative director at Neon Giant, calls this project a "nextgen cyberpunk immersive sim!" on his Twitter/X profile bio;
- Digital Foundry member, Alexander Battaglia, managed to see it behind closed doors at the gamescom 2023 event, and was allowed by Neon Giant/Krafton's PR to talk about what he saw (hidden inside this S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 hands-on impressions video – the bit starts at the 5:58 mark):
- It's being made on the Unreal Engine 5;
- The gameplay and level design reminded Alex of the Deus Ex series, and "these kinds of games";
- He was reluctant to call it an "immersive sim" when asked by colleagues, but reinforced the Deus Ex-like vibes he got from the description of the gameplay, level of interactivity, granular AI, open-ended but dense environments, etc. provided at the presentation.