In 2022, one of the best cyberpunk games of recent years, Stray, was released. The publishers have now announced a game based on Blade Runner – this time they are developing it themselves.
In Brief:
- The publisher Annapurna Games has released one of the best cyberpunk games with ‘Stray’.
- Now, Annapurna announces a game based on Blade Runner that they are developing themselves.
- The game titled ‘Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth’ takes place between the events of the films Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049.
- The story is set in a dystopian Los Angeles in 2033.
- It will be the first Blade Runner game in 25 years and will be released for PC and consoles.
In 2022, the US publisher Annapurna Games captivated the world with the cat game “Stray” and garnered a plethora of positive reviews on Steam. Additionally, they received two awards for best indie debut as well as for best indie game at the Game Awards 2022.
In Stray, you roam as a cat through a gloomy and murky city illuminated by colorful neon lights. In search of your cat family, you will encounter various modern and futuristic technologies, including a drone that accompanies you and helps you on your journey.
Now, Annapurna has announced that an in-house studio of the publisher is working on a game set in the universe of the science fiction film “Blade Runner” and its sequel “Blade Runner 2049”.
This will be the first game that the publisher develops themselves.
The first “Blade Runner” game in 25 years
What kind of game will it be? Annapurna’s “Blade Runner” game is expected to be titled “Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth” and will take place between the events of the films Blade Runner (1992) and Blade Runner 2049 (premiered in 2017).
The story of the game is said to be set in a dystopian Los Angeles in 2033. What exactly the game is about is not yet known.
Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth will be the first game based on Blade Runner in 25 years and is set to be released on both PC and consoles.
You can watch the announcement trailer for Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth here:
What is the universe of Blade Runner about? Blade Runner, or the original novel of the film, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, is considered one of the pioneers of the cyberpunk genre.
The film from 1982 tells the story of Blade Runner Rick Deckard, played by Harrison Ford. Blade Runners are a type of bounty hunter specialized in tracking down and eliminating artificial humans (androids) known as “replicants”.
These replicants possess greater physical strength than humans and partially have high intelligence, which is why they are doomed to die after a four-year life cycle.
However, as replicants begin to develop feelings during their lifespan, the line between android and human blurs more and more. In the sequel from 2017, there are also malfunctions of replicants that can live indefinitely.
“Blade Runner” star Harrison Ford recently explained in an interview that he loves to work and will continue his career:
