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In February 2022, former designers from CD Projekt Red announced the formation of a new studio called Rebel Wolves. The team revealed its first project would be, unsurprisingly, an RPG, and today, we learned a couple more details about the game, including its title.

The game is called Dawnwalker, and Rebel Wolves describes it as a “story-driven dark fantasy role-playing adventure.” Billed as being the team's dream RPG project, the game has officially entered the alpha stage of development, and Rebel Wolves plans to share more information about it later this year.

The studio also announced another CD Projekt alumni Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz as the game’s creative director. Tomaszkiewicz work includes Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales.

“We want to craft a world that you will want to explore and dive deep into and tell stories that make you care about the characters,” said Tomaszkiewicz in a press release. “We aim to deliver an experience that will allow for a variety of choices and room for experimentation when replayed. Helping craft this experience with so many talented people will be my mission at Rebel Wolves, and I can't wait for everyone to see what the team has been up to for quite a while now.”

Rebel Wolves didn’t share any more info on Dawnwalker, so questions about its premise, narrative, mechanics, and platforms will go unanswered until hopefully later this year. Until then, the team did release a piece of promotional art, posted above, that should help fuel imaginations of what the team is cooking.

Dawnwalker Is The Name Of An Upcoming Dark Fantasy RPG By Former CD Projekt Red Devs

Rebel Wolves provides the first glimpse of its first project.

www.gameinformer.com

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[kittoo]

Sign me up! Looks on track for a 2025 release if it's in alpha already.

 

[Mozzarella]

Tell me.
Is it "le open world"?

 

[delfrickintree]

Soo... Witcher 4?

 

[kiphalfton]

Tell me.
Is it "le open world"?

Please god no.

 

[Negotiator101]

Sounds like a Day 1 Gamepass game, hopefully it's good.

 

[Matt_Fox]

 

[Saber]

Hmm...it got a bit of my interest I guess. I hope they can make this game living up to the expectations that their mouths are spouting. With no much of info it's hard to get anything out of this.

 

[balls of snow]

Please god no.

Please god

 

[MagiusNecros]

Vampire game judging by the art. Has a clawed hand and that scale looks like a day night cycle with the Sun and Moon.

 

[delfrickintree]

Vampire game judging by the art. Has a clawed hand and that scale looks like a day night cycle with the Sun and Moon.

Seems more like werewolf theme

 

[Mister Wolf]

Seems more like werewolf theme

Dawnwalker = Daywalker =

 

[Phase]

Is that a sword?

 

[Arsic]

Vampire game? Please be good….

 

[Vick]

 

[SlimeGooGoo]

.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Ah yes the "former members of some famous gaming company" marketing bs that you dumdums always eat up as if that means anything lmao.

 

[kiphalfton]

Please god

So you like fetch quests, huh? Okay.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

What specific devs we talking about here family?

Janitors, receptionists, window washers, and valet parking?

 

[balls of snow]

So you like fetch quests, huh? Okay.

So you like walking down a corridor all game?
Alright.

 

[NiiloPielinen]

Some motherfuckers are always trying to ice-skate uphill

 

[Kindela]

What's dark fantasy compared to regular fantasy?

 

[Mister Wolf]

What's dark fantasy compared to regular fantasy?

Elements of horror and dread.

Berserk will always be the first example I think of.

 

[March Climber]

What's dark fantasy compared to regular fantasy?

Like what Mister Wolf said, it can range from something like Berserk to maybe Demon’s Souls/Dark Souls, to Castlevania, etc.

Imagine a Lord of the Rings alternate reality sequel where the main cast lost, orcs won, and the world was covered in darkness/gloominess while the Sauron watches over all as a looming threat.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

What's dark fantasy compared to regular fantasy?

Characters get raped essentially.

 

[MagiusNecros]

What's dark fantasy compared to regular fantasy?

Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporate disturbing and frightening themes of fantasy.

Generally leading to bittersweet or bad endings.

Shin Megami Tensei, Drakengard, Berserk, Witcher, Castlevania, Lovecraftian, Survival Horror are all fine examples.

 

[leizzra]

We’ll see but I know someone from that studio and… good luck and may god have mercy on those poor souls.

 

[existensmaximum]

Sounds very, very interesting!

 

[gaming_again]

We’ll see but I know someone from that studio and… good luck and may god have mercy on those poor souls.

Please explain!

 

[Lunarorbit]

Characters get raped essentially.

Ah, Goblin Raper....er Goblin Slayer.

 

[leizzra]

Please explain!

Sorry, I can't go into details. Let's just say, that being an ex CDPR employee doesn't make you a great dev and human.

 

[hyperbertha]

So you like walking down a corridor all game?
Alright.

There is a balance available. Like metroid. Unfettered ope world sucks balls.

 

[Hugare]

Sounds cool, but where will the budget come from?

New company with few devs probably doesnt have the funds to make something AAA. And this is a concept for something big.

 

[Jacob0101]

Soo... Witcher 4?

No. New IP.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Seems more like werewolf theme

That would be great. I'm a huge fan of Werewolves and wish there was a RPG involving them

We are already getting an Vampire RPG with Vampire The Masquerade 2. Even though that game has a shaky development

 

[Hudo]

Please don't try to be like Game of Thrones...

 

[Skull-Knight]

Pls, Be GOOD.

Nice artwork by the way

 

[CosmicComet]

Need something to scratch the legacy of kain itch

 

[abuislam]

This sounds fantastic! With former CD Projekt Red designers and Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz leading, Dawnwalker has a lot of potential. Excited to see more about its world and gameplay as development continues!