psychogeographic RPG Archives

AppWizard

March 11, 2025

After suing a Disco Elysium writer to prevent him from making his own game, a tech CEO who’s allegedly banned from the Disco Elysium subreddit is trying to crowdfund a spiritual successor

Hopetown, a psychogeographic RPG reminiscent of Disco Elysium, is set to launch on Kickstarter on March 17. The project is developed by Longdue, which includes new talent from the Disco Elysium team. However, it faces legal disputes involving Moola, the founder of Longdue, who is suing former Disco Elysium writer Argo Tuulik and ex-employee Dora Klindžić over a non-compete clause. An injunction prevents Tuulik and Klindžić from working with their new collective, Summer Eternal. Moola has been banned from the Disco Elysium subreddit for allegedly promoting Hopetown and defending Longdue amid criticism. Despite controversies, Hopetown features narration by Lenval Brown and technical support from Piotr Sobolewski, both associated with Disco Elysium. Longdue, established in November, is in preproduction, raising concerns about its readiness for crowdfunding. The gaming community remains skeptical about investing in a project from an unproven studio, especially with competing indie RPGs emerging and Studio ZA/UM teasing a follow-up to Disco Elysium.

AppWizard

October 12, 2024

There’s now a third studio boasting Disco Elysium veterans trying to follow up the beloved RPG—here with a spiritual successor ‘psychogeographic RPG’

Longdue, a newly established studio, plans to create a role-playing game inspired by Disco Elysium, featuring a team of former members from Studio ZA/UM. The project, still untitled, is described as a "psychogeographic RPG" that will explore the relationship between the conscious and subconscious, with player choices affecting both character mental states and environments. The game will adopt an isometric perspective, similar to Disco Elysium and Planescape: Torment. Key figures from ZA/UM, such as writer Robert Kurvitz and artist Aleksander Rostov, are not involved in Longdue. The gaming landscape around Disco Elysium is complex, with Studio ZA/UM focusing on a new RPG in a different universe and the cancellation of a sequel and expansion earlier this year. The situation involves three studios—Longdue, Red Info, and ZA/UM—each connected to the RPG legacy of Disco Elysium.

AppWizard

October 12, 2024

Disco Elysium ‘spiritual successor’ in development at new video game studio

Longdue is a new game developer creating a "spiritual successor" to the 2019 title Disco Elysium, with a team of 12 that includes former contributors to the original game and talent from Bungie and Rockstar. Their first project is a "psychogeographic RPG" focusing on the dynamics between the conscious and subconscious. Disco Elysium, the predecessor, is a BAFTA-winning RPG known for its narrative and themes, but its future became uncertain after disputes at developer ZA/UM, leading to legal battles and the scrapping of sequel plans. Longdue has confirmed that key figures from Disco Elysium, including lead designer Robert Kurvitz and lead artist Aleksander Rostov, are not part of the new project, which is being led by Grant Roberts from Bungie and Rocksteady.