During the Digital Dragons 2016 conference, Marchewka revealed that Techland is currently working on two big-budgeted AAA games. Both titles will have a combined budget of approximately $80 million, and Techland is targeting a release window within the next two to three years.
As for what those two in-development Techland games may be, Marchewka only revealed the details on one title, which will be an open-world fantasy game with RPG elements. Currently untitled, this new fantasy game will be a brand new IP, and won’t be a part of Techland’s existing franchises. Detailed information regarding this title wasn’t revealed, though Marchewka did state that this new game will feature both single-player and co-op multiplayer modes.
“Our main target is to give the gamers two huge titles within the next two years that will be even more successful than Dying Light. I assure you that they are worth the wait!”
With Techland and Marchewka remaining tight-lipped on the mysterious second game, there is some speculation as to what the title might be. Given that Dying Light was a massive success, there is a chance that the new game could be a Dying Light sequel. With a big built-in fanbase and more resources available, a bigger Dying Light sequel seems like a safe and natural choice. Marchewka has also reaffirmed his earlier statement about supporting the game throughout 2016, although this will primarily be small-scale content rather than any large DLC expansions.
Should a Dying Light sequel be out of the question, there have been some murmurs that Techland’s second game may actually be a new version of the cancelled Hellraid. Techland was initially deep into the development of Hellraid, only to pull the plug on the project and reallocate its resources to Dying Light. While the chances are slim that Techland’s second game will be Hellraid, it will be interesting to see if this cancelled dark fantasy horror title will be resurrected one day.
While we currently know very little about Techland’s future projects, it’s safe to say that anticipation is already building for the developer’s upcoming games. We’ll keep you posted on any news and announcements related to Techland and any of its in-development titles.
Source: Game Pressure #1, Game Pressure #2
