Frogwares has announced that a new game is on the way. Codenamed “Palianytsia,” it will be a horror and mystery game which Forgwares says fans of The Sinking City and Sherlock Holmes should like.Frogwares has revealed its next game, “Palianytsia,” adding that it wasn’t their initial plan to do this project next, but that with the war continuing, it’s “a game we are sure we can deliver under these extreme circumstances.”Frogwares new game screenshots Frogwares has been vocal about its experience in Ukraine as the war continues. “To be frank, ‘Palianytsia’ is not the project we had originally planned on doing next, but with the war taking place, we needed to re-evaluate everything,” Frogwares says. “It is a bit more streamlined than our latest open-world titles but it’s a game we are sure we can deliver under these extreme circumstances.”As an independent studio, we always have to balance our resources and workflow to be able to deliver our games. But the war has thrown notable hurdles at us and our established process. Constant communication and iteration between teams is harder to maintain, so we need a project where staff can have more autonomy. Roles and responsibilities had to shift around to fill the gaps left by those who signed up to fight or provide humanitarian aid. And the threat that tomorrow something could happen somewhere or to someone that would force us to drastically adapt all over again means we need to be more flexible.”Frogwares says that a “proper” announcement is on the way soon. A press email with a statement from Frogwares’ communications manager Sergey Oganesyan tells us more. Palianytsia is a “mix of eldritch horror coupled with Victorian-era mystery.” Oganesyan says, “We are revealing the game now in this way to simply show people we are pushing on and also as a clear middle finger to those who thought they could just roll into our country hoping to disrupt and ruin our lives.” Oganesyan also goes on to add that the codename Palianytsia was partly chosen due to its being symbolic to Ukraine and its cuisine, and partly because “it’s also the equivalent of phonetical Dark Souls for Russians who often can’t pronounce it correctly when trying to pass off as Ukrainian. And so now it’s often used in the field as a test to quickly identify possible affiliation of unknown individuals.”Frogwares also recently received an Epic MegaGrant from Epic Games, which it says should help to “soften the financial blow from the war.”We should hear more about Palianytsia soon, and we’ll be sure to update you. In the meantime, what do you think of Frogwares’ announcement? Let us know in the comments!
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