4A Video games Ukraine put Ukraine on the sport dev map with the Metro sequence. Now it’s renaming itself as Reburn and is unveiling a brand new mental property known as La Quimera.
Whereas Metro came about in a post-apocalyptic world the place humanity moved into the Metro underground beneath a nuclear-bombed Moscow, La Quimera is a brighter recreation set in Latin America, stated Dmytro Lymar, founder and CEO of Reburn, in an interview with GamesBeat.
The sci-fi shooter recreation, La Quimera, is on the market for wishlisting now and it’ll debut on the PC through Steam. It’s an thrilling recreation with a fairly intense trailer, and it comes from the acclaimed maker of Metro 2033 (2010), Metro: Final Gentle (2013) and Metro Exodus (2019). (Metro Awakening (2024 VR title) was made individually by Vertigo Video games through Embracer).
Stephan stands in entrance of the Aurora prepare in Metro Exodus.
In shifting on from its established IP, Kyiv, Ukraine-based Reburn is doing one thing uncommon. Most recreation firms get hooked on sequels. However Reburn is taking a threat on model new IP.
La Quimera takes place throughout a wide ranging Latin American megalopolis and luxurious jungle setting, the place the participant steps into the customizable exosuit of a down-on-their-luck PMC soldier battling towards rival factions.
The world and narrative of La Quimera is written and created by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon) and E.J.A. Warren. Combining Latin American folklore with extremely superior weaponry and expertise, La Quimera will probably be playable in single-player or with as much as two mates in co-op — for a complete of three gamers.
Followers of the workforce’s previous work will get pleasure from acquainted tense gunplay and intimate storytelling mixed with new recreation experiences via distinctive and extremely detailed environments, characters and weapons. (There is no such thing as a multiplayer model).
La Quimera is a sci-fi shooter set in Latin America.
“After working on Metro, we decided to kind of step into a bit brighter setting, but we still kept the game focused on the story. That’s what we are good at with all the experience from Metro games,” Lymar stated. “The game is set in Latin America in the future, with more modern technologies. It gives us a little bit to experiment with, and monsters are replaced by robots, which is also kind of an interesting twist.”
Within the recreation, gamers tackle a job of operatives of one of many non-public army firms, which has seen higher occasions. That’s the place the story begins. You might be one of many major operatives within the story.
La Quimera reveal trailer
La Quimera is lighter than the darkness of Metro, however it’s probably not happier.
“Reburn is proud to introduce La Quimera, which draws upon our success crafting narrative-driven shooter games for the Metro series,” stated Lymar. “We look forward to sharing this mysterious new world with players and hope they revel in suiting up to join the fight.”
Dmytro Lymar is CEO of Reburn.
Reburn’s roster of greater than 110 builders’ previous work consists of gameplay design, artwork, sound engineering, programming, and extra from throughout your complete Metro sequence in addition to the unique S.T.A.L.Okay.E.R. Oleksandr Kostiuk serves as venture lead on La Quimera. Lymar has labored in video games since 2006, and beforehand served as director and CEO of 4A Video games Ukraine.
Extra La Quimera recreation data and supporting visuals will probably be shared within the coming months from Reburn. Try the official Reburn web site at , wishlist on Steam, and comply with Reburn on Fb, Discord, YouTube, Bluesky, and LinkedIn for normal updates on the event and recreation.
The sport doesn’t actually have magic realism, however there may be some mysticism in it. And it references the traditional cultures of Latin America, like Mayan cultures and a few loss of life cults.
Splitting in two
La Quimera’s artwork appears to be like like a triple-A recreation.
4A Video games was based in Kyiv in Ukraine in 2006, and improvement of Metro 2033 started. The corporate constructed its personal 4A recreation engine.
In 2007, 4A Ukraine labored via its Cyprus workplace to signal a take care of THQ to fund improvement and publishing of Metro 2033. The IP rights went to THQ as a part of the deal, however the IP rights to the sport engine stayed with 4A Ukraine.
The title got here out in 2010 and it was a success as a triple-A recreation. Then THQ signed up for the event of Metro Final Gentle.
However in 2012, THQ went bankrupt and the rights to Metro Final Gentle have been acquired in an public sale by Koch Media, working underneath the Deep Silver trademark.
In 2014, Russia attacked Ukraine for the primary time. A part of the workforce left and based their very own studio in Malta.
“The situation was not that great, and some people wanted to leave the country. We arranged and helped them out a bit, and they have set up a studio in Malta,” Lymar stated.
That studio turned 4A Malta, they usually agreed to collectively develop a 3rd recreation, Metro Exodus. Each studios labored collectively carefully on it. The Metro Exodus title launched in 2019, and each studios had grown sufficient to need to work on their very own video games independently.
A soldier from La Quimera.
In 2020, 4A Malta was acquired by Embracer Group, which additionally owns the Metro IP. However 4A Ukraine obtained extra funding to independently fund its personal improvement of a brand new venture primarily based by itself IP, La Quimera. And now it has rebranded as Reburn. The 4A trademark remained with 4A Malta, however each companies can use the 4A engine. Reburn has been working away, however it needed to take care of each the 2022 Russian invasion and COVID-19 as effectively.
“It was disruptive, however it introduced folks collectively extra. We felt this assist of one another a lot higher throughout this time limit. There have been various challenges we now have. Lyman was sharing a constructed with traders on the morning when the conflict began in February 2022. However the workforce managed to work on.
The title Reburn evokes the phrase “reborn,” and it’s akin to a reincarnation of one thing, Lymar stated. As for surviving the enterprise disruption of the conflict, Lymar stated, “I would say we have no other choice, which makes it easier. The support of each other is just great from the team and we support the army. We get quite a lot of support from all over the world as well, which we’re grateful for. We really hope it will work out.”
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