Adam Williams, former lead writer for Quantic Dream’s Detroit: Become Human and Star Wars Eclipse, has announced his new studio: Republic Games.
Williams was with Quantic Dream for almost 10 years, but speaking with Eurogamer said the time felt right to move on to something new. “Leaving Star Wars wasn’t an easy decision,” he said. “There are amazing people at Quantic Dream and Disney.”
Williams left Quantic Dream earlier this year, and has since secured investment from PUBG publisher Krafton for Republic Games’ yet-to-be unveiled debut title. While details on the studio’s upcoming game remain largely secret for now, it has been described as a handcrafted “dark, mature fantasy RPG” – a change from Williams’ previous projects. In terms of what we can expect from its story, Williams says it is like “Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings meets Orwell’s 1984”.
“A tyrannical regime is brutally enforcing its ideology and crushing all dissent,” Williams elaborated in a joint release with Krafton. “But a faction of rebels seeks to overturn the tyrants and expose the lies at the heart of their doctrine. All this political drama is infused with supernatural elements lurking beneath the surface, to make something timeless yet socially resonant.”