UK dev Media Molecule’s next game is expected to be more of a traditional adventure, as opposed to a creation engine like the innovative but ultimately ill-fated Dreams.
We have absolutely no idea what the first-party team’s working on, however, so this is an interesting nugget dug up by MP1st.
It’s spotted some wording on Senior Environment Designer Raphael Kidd’s online resume which implies the studio’s next game may have open world elements.
In his CV, he mentions that he’s the “main contact/vision holder for various open world content”. He also says he’s responsible for “blocking out main points of interest”.
He mentions the game is an unannounced project and a new IP, so it sounds like this will be something completely new from the studio.
Dreams released in 2020 but ceased live service support in 2023.
A round of layoffs followed, but it’s safe to assume it should be quite deep into development on its next game by now. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if it revealed it imminently – it just depends how many projects Sony wants out in the open at this point.
If its next game is open world, I’d expect it to be quite different to your typical sandbox affair. Media Molecule’s always made cutesy, lighthearted adventures so I’d expect something a bit more family friendly, hopefully to complement Astro Bot in Sony’s catalogue.
