Unity’s former co-founder and creative director have set up new studio Framebunker with its first title described as “a cyberpunk real-time third person tactical combat game”.
Nicholas Francis and Charles Hinshaw are working on the game, titled Static Sky, and it’s set for release exclusively on tablets; an area that Francis believes has much room for improvement:
“Tablets have become the platform of choice for many gamers, but the vast majority of tablet games are still utterly forgettable,” he says. “They may be fun, but they aren’t the kind of games that will be worth re-playing in 20 years. At Framebunker, our mission is to deliver the kind of unforgettable experiences that tablet gamers deserve.”
Static Sky is said to take gameplay cues from XCOM and Diablo while drawing on go-to science fiction noir Blade Runner of its visual design.
“The decision to set Static Sky in a cyberpunk world has allowed us to explore some interesting design ideas that really move the game beyond simple ‘tap to kill’ mechanics”, says Charles Hinshaw. “The player can, for example, hack to manipulate the underlying logic of the game, effectively rewiring the world, which is something gamers have not experience before in a tactical shooter.”
Static Sky is set for release early next year.
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