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PS5 Getting Promising New RPG by Acclaimed Devs
Summer Eternal, a studio founded by former Disco Elysium developers, is working on Red Rooster, a physics-driven RPG for PlayStation 5 and PC. The game features a unique setting inspired by the Yugoslavian riviera and Eastern Block, with players investigating arson as an inmate investigator.
"We are here to give you something to believe in": the former Disco Elysium devs of Summer Eternal reveal new RPG Red Rooster, a game of fire, water and alternate selves
Former Disco Elysium developers have formed a new studio, Summer Eternal, and revealed their upcoming RPG, Red Rooster. The game is described as a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium, featuring a 3D real-time third-person perspective, a magic realist setting, and a physics-powered sandbox with a focus on fire and alternate selves. The studio aims for an anti-capitalist approach to game development, though the game is still in early pre-production and seeking funding.
Red Rooster announced for Nintendo Switch 2, from former Disco Elysium devs
Summer Eternal has announced Red Rooster, a physics-driven RPG developed by former Disco Elysium creators, for the Nintendo Switch 2 and other platforms. The game features a unique investigative narrative set in an alternate-history science fiction world, aiming to push the boundaries of the RPG genre with dynamic, reactive environments and physics-based mechanics.
"This non-profit will be the 'voice of the gamers'" - Former Disco Elysium devs break new ground with player- and developer-owned studio structure
Former Disco Elysium developers have launched Summer Eternal, a new studio with an experimental community-driven ownership structure. Players can become members of the Players Non-Profit organization, which owns 5% of the studio and participates in its governance, allowing them a say in game development decisions.
Ex-ZA/UM developers reveal Red Rooster, an "incendiary RPG" that is very intentionally not trying to be a "Disco Elysium successor" or "Disco-like"
Summer Eternal, a studio founded by former ZA/UM developers including writer Argo Tuulik, has announced its debut RPG, Red Rooster. The game is described as an "incendiary, physics-driven RPG" that aims to combine immersive sim elements with deep worldbuilding, and is being built in Unreal Engine. The studio is also releasing a 500-page anthology book detailing the game's development and industry commentary, which includes a player-funded model.
Experimental RPG developer Summer Eternal: 'We're giving away 5% of our studio to you, the Players' in order to 'mend the trust broken in this industry a thousand times over'
RPG developer Summer Eternal, co-founded by ex-ZA/UM designers, is implementing a radical governance model that gives players 5% of studio ownership and profit sharing. This initiative aims to rebuild trust in the industry by making players stakeholders in the studio's direction and investments, rather than just consumers. Their first product, 'The Summer Eternal Anthology Vol. 1,' includes essays and a preview of their upcoming game, 'Project Red Rooster.'
