More than 110 developers, many of them veterans of the Metro series, have come together as a new studio, Reburn. Its debut project, La Quimera, is a first-person sci-fi shooter set in Latin America, and it’s being co-written by Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn.
The specifics of the announcement have lead to some confusion as talk of rebranding has gone around, but Reburn essentially appears to be Metro developer sub-studio 4A Games Ukraine breaking away from 4A Games’ Malta-based headquarters to do its own thing. As for the 4A Games that remains, it continues to work on a new IP and the next Metro project.
Reburn, though, consists of over 110 developers – including gameplay designers, artists, sound engineers, and programmers who’ve worked on the Metro series – all led by former 4A Games Ukraine CEO Dmytro Lymar. And its debut project La Quimera promises “familiar tense gunplay and intimate storytelling” in a futuristic Latin American megalopolis and lush jungle setting.
La Quimera sees players – either going it solo or co-operatively with up to two friends – stepping into the customisable exosuit of a down-on-their-luck PMC soldier battling against rival factions. There’s talk of “unique and highly detailed environments, characters and weapons”, as players experience a world and narrative written and created by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon) and E.J.A. Warren.