Double High-quality is poised to launch a model new recreation referred to as Keeper in October, however what comes after that? In response to growth chief Tim Schafer, he’s engaged on a number of initiatives on the Microsoft-owned studio, none of that are sequels.
Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle journey during which a long-forgotten lighthouse is woke up and goes on a journey. It’s led by Double High-quality’s Lee Petty, which implies Tim Schafer is hands-off and free to work on different issues.
What are these different issues? Talking to IGN at gamescom 2025, Schafer after all wouldn’t expose Double High-quality’s upcoming video games, however did say the studio has a number of initiatives within the works and so they’re all authentic IP.
“I am engaged on different stuff,” he confirmed. “The studio is doing a number of initiatives proper now and so they’re all authentic IPs, as a result of we did Psychonauts 2 and that may maintain us for sequels for some time.”
So, that guidelines out Psychonauts 3 or — and this was all the time an unlikely one — Brütal Legend 2, no less than within the brief to mid-term. As recreation builders are fond of claiming, by no means say by no means, however Schafer’s relatively definitive remark offers us an thought of what to anticipate from Double High-quality within the coming years — and that’s the surprising.
Psychonauts 2 was Double High-quality’s first launch following Microsoft’s acquisition of the corporate in 2019. Schafer has spoken earlier than about how Double High-quality needed to minimize boss fights from the sport as a result of price range issues, however the Microsoft buyout meant it had the sources so as to add them again in. Schafer described Keeper as smaller-scale in comparison with Psychonauts 2, however with a powerful stage of high quality.
Psychonauts 2 ultimately got here out in 2021. Now, 4 years later, Double High-quality is about to launch its subsequent recreation. Keeper comes out October 17, 2025, on PC and Xbox Collection X and S.
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