Insurgent Wolves is a studio based by builders who used to work in CD Projekt Pink, the corporate accountable for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3. The group introduced the formation of the studio means again in February 2022, however that is the primary time we’ve heard some information about what they’re engaged on. They’ve revealed that their debut sport could be Dawnwalker, a story-driven darkish fantasy RPG.
In addition to the sport’s title, the builders additionally unveiled a wallpaper, hinting at what Dawnwalker’s theme could be upon launch.
The Crew Behind Insurgent Wolves
After the chaotic entrance of Cyberpunk 2077, a number of teams of former builders in CD Projekt Pink left the corporate to pursue unbiased tasks. Most just lately, a brand new studio full of ex-employees of CJ Projekt, referred to as Clean, was shaped. Insurgent Wolves is a special group shaped in early 2022, and after two years, they lastly supplied us a glance into what they’re engaged on.
Insurgent Wolves was created by The Witcher 3 sport director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, who was additionally the secondary sport director and head of manufacturing for Cyberpunk 2077. He envisions Insurgent Wolves as a spot the place skilled sport builders can reignite their ardour and pour their hearts into a tremendous, bold title.
The studio needed to interrupt away from the load of AAA growth studios and method each objective as a group. After they departed from CJ Projekt in February 2022, they started filling varied distant and in-house roles. Whereas Insurgent Wolves relies in Warsaw, Poland, a number of distant workers work for the studio worldwide.
The core group is comprised of animation director Tamara Zawada (Shadow Warrior 2, The Witcher 3), design director Daniel Sadowski (The Witcher 1), artwork director Bartlomiej Gawel (The Witcher 1, 2, 3), principal author and narrative director Jakub Szamalek (Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Thronebreaker), studio head Robert Murzynowski, and chief monetary officer Michal Boryka, with Konrad Tomaszkiewicz because the founder.
What’s Dawnwalker All About?
Billed as Insurgent Wolves’ dream group mission, Dawnwalker is a darkish fantasy journey that seems to be set within the Center Ages. The studio states it’s a “AAA IP, story-driven RPG saga constructed for PCs and next-generation consoles.” Dawnwalker has formally entered the alpha stage of growth. Insurgent Wolves plans to share extra details about the sport later this 12 months.
The wallpaper the devs have revealed reveals a person leaping via the air with a sword; nevertheless, his left-hand seems considerably monstrous. Combining that with the sport’s title and the picture’s blood-red coloration, many speculate that Dawnwalker might need a vampiric theme to it.
The rationale for that is that Dawnwalker is a play on the phrase Daywalker, which is a time period generally utilized in tales to explain vampire-human hybrids which might be able to strolling within the solar. These hints have led us to suppose that we are going to get a excessive fantasy story that focuses on vampires, which is likely to be impressed by The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine.
Insurgent Wolves didn’t share any extra details about Dawnwalker past their earlier statements and the picture they shared on their Twitter/X account, so questions on its mechanics, premise, narrative, and platforms are out the window till they’re answered (hopefully) this 12 months. Till then, the promotional artwork ought to assist gas the imaginations of what the group is cooking.