Dawnwalker
Developer(s)Rebel Wolves
Director(s)Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz
Designer(s)Daniel Sadowski
Artist(s)Bartłomiej Gaweł
Writer(s)Jakub Szamalek
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Dawnwalker is an upcoming role-playing video game developed by Rebel Wolves.

Development

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Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, a director on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) and head of production for Cyberpunk 2077 (2020), left his job at CD Projekt in May 2021 following an investigation into workplace bullying allegations. Afterward, he took a long break to consider his next steps. Having spent 17 years at the company, he wanted to shift to smaller projects with a smaller team, hoping to avoid the challenges he faced while working on large-scale games at CD Projekt.[1] In February 2022, it was announced that Tomaszkiewicz had founded a new studio, Rebel Wolves, which was working on its debut project.[2] The development team includes Tomaszkiewicz's brother and creative director Mateusz,[1][3] design director Daniel Sadowski, narrative director Jakub Szamalek, and art director Bartłomiej Gaweł, all of whom previously worked on The Witcher games and Cyberpunk 2077.[2] By May 2024, Rebel Wolves had expanded from around 20 to 90 people. The studio described Dawnwalker as a dark fantasy "narrative sandbox" with non-linear quests.[1] The game is being developed using Unreal Engine 5.[2] Its title was revealed in January 2024.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Schreier, Jason (May 3, 2024). "Former CD Projekt Developers Take Lessons From 'Cyberpunk' Debacle". Bloomberg News. Bloomberg. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Kim, Matt (February 17, 2022). "Rebel Wolves, New Game Studio From The Witcher 3 Director, Is Creating a Dark Fantasy RPG In Unreal Engine 5". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Dean, Ian (January 31, 2024). "Dawnwalker's creative director offers a glimpse of the future: 'more AI'". Creative Bloq. Future plc. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Stewart, Marcus (January 15, 2024). "Dawnwalker Is The Name Of An Upcoming Dark Fantasy RPG By Former CD Projekt Red Devs". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.