Theorycraft Games – a studio made up of ex-Riot Games, Bungie, and Blizzard Entertainment staff – shared the first look at the debut title, Project Loki.
Their new game is described as a team-based, competitive PvP game and blend of genres that vies to be the world’s next “10,000 hour game.” It blends hero shooter, action, and battle royale elements.
“As players and developers, we feel like it’s been a minute since there’s been something truly new and fun to play with your friends.” said Joe Tung, CEO of Theorycraft Games. “To make Project Loki, we took our collective experiences working on some of the biggest team-based PvP games like League, VALORANT, Apex, and Overwatch, and have been building with a group of hardcore playtesters out the gate.”
He added, “Now Project Loki has evolved into something fresh and unlike anything we’ve played so far, and we’re ready to take the next step. It might seem early but we became independent to take a big swing on behalf of players; to do that means involving them as soon as possible, showing our work, and building a community that we’ll listen to across every stage of development.”
Here’s a rundown on the game, plus the first look video:
Project Loki is a squad-based hero battleground—a blend of genres and a new take on hero-based combat. Described by playtesters as “League meets Apex meets Smash,” Project Loki is an all-in-one group adventure, a competitive sandbox, and highlight factory. In a session of Loki, players will assemble a squad of heroes; outplay other teams in sprawling, free-flowing battles; run the edge of a huge world in the sky; and dream up crazy strategies in a massive combat sandbox.
Project Loki is still a work-in-progress, as the team has been developing from the core game loop (combat, movement, hero kits, etc.) out. This means meta-progression, competitive features, hero concepts, environmental design, and final art are all a work-in-progress.
Founded by key developers behind titles like League of Legends, VALORANT, Overwatch, Halo, Destiny, and Apex Legends, Theorycraft is dedicated to deep games worthy of thousands of hours of play, and multiplayer experiences that are just better with friends.
Lastly, the first public playtest for Project Loki is planned for June 29th and 30th, for Windows PC. Signups are available over on their official site.
