Wombo Games – that is to say, the new studio from IO Interactive co-founder and ex-Square Enix chief creative officer Janos Flösser – has unveiled its first title.
It’s a “pulse pounding” top-down roguelite called Raiders of Blackveil, with a focus on “mastering champions, combining synergistic perks and acquiring powerful loot”.
It’s all set in a dystopian industrial fantasy world full of oppressed animals. Who is oppressing these poor beasts? Well, humans, of course. They have formed a mega corporation known as, you guessed it, Blackveil.
“You will join the animal rebellion as they aim to thwart Blackveil’s attempt at enslaving nature and enforcing a mindless consumer society,” reads the game’s Steam page.
Raiders of Blackveil includes a range of MOBA-inspired champions, “each with unique abilities, playstyles, and personalities”. Roles, meanwhile, include Tank, Damage Dealer, or Support.
Those working on Raiders of Blackveil include veteran developers whose previous works includes the likes of Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Just Cause and, of course, Hitman.
“Wombo Games has been developing Raiders of Blackveil for nearly two years so it’s surreal to finally be able to announce it, and Wombo Games, to the world,” said Flösser of the game’s reveal.
“Raiders of Blackveil is our first title so it’s very special to us. It is a blueprint of our studio because every person at Wombo has contributed directly to its development. At Wombo, we make decisions by consensus, and plan to continue that with feedback from our players once we launch in early access later this year.”
If you are interested, you can add Raiders of Blackveil to your Steam wishlist now.
As for Flösser’s former studio, it is currently working on a new James Bond title. IO first announced its James Bond game back in 2021. Very little has been shared on it since, although our Bertie managed to tease a few extra 00-details out of the team back in 2023.
More recently, IO said it hopes its upcoming James Bond origin story will be the start of a trilogy.