Hopetown is another narrative RPG from former Disco Elysium developers, Kickstarter on March 17th
Hopetown is another narrative RPG from former Disco Elysium developers, Kickstarter on March 17th
Game News - posted by Infinitron on Tue 11 March 2025, 20:00:33
Tags: Hopetown; Longdue Gameshttps://www.gamespress.com/Hopetown-s-Debut-Teaser-Drops-as-Studio-Expands-Disco-Elysium-Talent
London, U.K. - March 11th, 2025 – Longdue has unveiled the atmospheric debut teaser for its in-development ‘psychogeographic’ RPG, Hopetown, alongside new details about the key talent shaping the project. The studio is also excited to announce that Hopetown’s Kickstarter campaign will launch on March 17th, with a pre-launch page featuring a limited set of early-backer rewards live now.
Longdue can reveal that Lenval Brown, the unmistakable voice of Disco Elysium’s narrator, whose unique timbre and gravitas are instantly recognisable to those in the know, will be closely involved in the project and voice a key character in the game, as teased in the latest trailer for Hopetown.
“It feels good to be back—to step into something new,” says Lenval Brown. “There’s nothing like bringing a world to life, shaping a story that’s been waiting to be spoken into existence.”
Martin Luiga, founding member of the ZA/UM Cultural Association, writer of the first short story in the Disco Elysium universe and writer of 7 characters in Disco Elysium, has also joined the Longdue team.
“I am pleased to share my experiences with Longdue to help them craft the narrative and systems for Hopetown, playing to the strengths that the narrative RPG genre has achieved thus far and attempting to innovate upon them to tell a rich story based in equal parts on what has been, what is and what could be,” said Martin. “I am confident that the team can deliver a worthy addition to the canon of Western RPGs. I call upon the fans of the RPG and adventure genre to back the Hopetown Kickstarter to help us make the game."
Lenval and Martin are joined by Piotr Sobolewski, who oversaw a team of 15 that worked on Disco Elysium and were instrumental in shaping the game’s signature mad, gnarly energy into something smooth, cohesive, and deeply immersive. Alongside them, a growing roster of creative talent from the RPG space and beyond and beyond is bringing Hopetown to life.
“At Longdue, we’ve built—and continue to build—a team with real horsepower: Disco Elysium contributors, AAA stalwarts, indie artisans—all champing at the bit to unleash their talents,” says Grant Roberts, Narrative Lead at Longdue, “Hopetown is what happens when you bring those minds together: a rich, reactive world, razor-sharp writing, and an RPG that purrs with depth and atmosphere.”
The studio is excited to share more about Hopetown when its Kickstarter launches on March 17th, including deeper insights into the team behind the game, its psychogeographic and journalism mechanics, the mining town setting, and more.
London, U.K. - March 11th, 2025 – Longdue has unveiled the atmospheric debut teaser for its in-development ‘psychogeographic’ RPG, Hopetown, alongside new details about the key talent shaping the project. The studio is also excited to announce that Hopetown’s Kickstarter campaign will launch on March 17th, with a pre-launch page featuring a limited set of early-backer rewards live now.
Longdue can reveal that Lenval Brown, the unmistakable voice of Disco Elysium’s narrator, whose unique timbre and gravitas are instantly recognisable to those in the know, will be closely involved in the project and voice a key character in the game, as teased in the latest trailer for Hopetown.
“It feels good to be back—to step into something new,” says Lenval Brown. “There’s nothing like bringing a world to life, shaping a story that’s been waiting to be spoken into existence.”
Martin Luiga, founding member of the ZA/UM Cultural Association, writer of the first short story in the Disco Elysium universe and writer of 7 characters in Disco Elysium, has also joined the Longdue team.
“I am pleased to share my experiences with Longdue to help them craft the narrative and systems for Hopetown, playing to the strengths that the narrative RPG genre has achieved thus far and attempting to innovate upon them to tell a rich story based in equal parts on what has been, what is and what could be,” said Martin. “I am confident that the team can deliver a worthy addition to the canon of Western RPGs. I call upon the fans of the RPG and adventure genre to back the Hopetown Kickstarter to help us make the game."
Lenval and Martin are joined by Piotr Sobolewski, who oversaw a team of 15 that worked on Disco Elysium and were instrumental in shaping the game’s signature mad, gnarly energy into something smooth, cohesive, and deeply immersive. Alongside them, a growing roster of creative talent from the RPG space and beyond and beyond is bringing Hopetown to life.
“At Longdue, we’ve built—and continue to build—a team with real horsepower: Disco Elysium contributors, AAA stalwarts, indie artisans—all champing at the bit to unleash their talents,” says Grant Roberts, Narrative Lead at Longdue, “Hopetown is what happens when you bring those minds together: a rich, reactive world, razor-sharp writing, and an RPG that purrs with depth and atmosphere.”
The studio is excited to share more about Hopetown when its Kickstarter launches on March 17th, including deeper insights into the team behind the game, its psychogeographic and journalism mechanics, the mining town setting, and more.
