Narrative Designer

Longdue has unveiled the atmospheric debut teaser and Kickstarter date for its in-development ‘psychogeographic’ RPG, Hopetown, a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium.The trailer discloses details about the key talent shaping the project, and the studio announced that Hopetown’s Kickstarter campaign will launch on March 17, with a pre-launch page featuring a limited set of early-backer rewards live now.Longdue can reveal that Lenval Brown, the unmistakable voice of Disco Elysium’s narrator, whose unique timbre and gravitas are instantly recognizable to those in the know, will be closely involved in the project and voice a key character in the game, as teased in the latest trailer for Hopetown.“It feels good to be back—to step into something new,” said Brown, in a statement. “There’s nothing like bringing a world to life, shaping a story that’s been waiting to be spoken into existence.”Brown is joined by Piotr Sobolewski, whose pivotal overseeing a team of 15 that worked on Disco Elysium was instrumental in shaping the game’s signature mad, gnarly energy into something smooth, cohesive, and deeply immersive, Longdue said. Martin Luiga, founding member of the ZA/UM Cultural Association and writer of the first short story in the Disco Elysium universe and writer of seven characters in Disco Elysium, has also joined the Longdue team.“I am pleased to share my experiences with Longdue to help them craft the narrative and systems for Hopetown, playing to the strengths that the narrative RPG genre has achieved thus far and attempting to innovate upon them to tell a rich story based in equal parts on what has been, what is and what could be,” said Luiga, in a statement. “I am confident that the team can deliver a worthy addition to the canon of Western RPGs. I call upon the fans of the RPG and adventure genre to back the Hopetown Kickstarter to help us make the game.” Alongside them, a growing roster of creative talent from Disco Elysium and beyond is bringing Hopetown to life, with team members to be revealed soon, with a total of nine individuals that worked on Disco Elysium having contributed to Hopetown so far.“At Longdue, we’ve built—and continue to build—a team with real horsepower: Disco Elysium contributors, triple-A stalwarts, indie artisans—all champing at the bit to unleash their talents,” said Riaz Moola, CEO of CoGrammar HyperionDev – an online tech bootcamp company that supported the formation of Longdue. Moola’s company is partnering with Longdue to provide a number of full scholarships on a video game development course that will lead to a number of internships at Longdue

Longdue, the studio founded with contributors to Disco Elysium and other industry veterans, announced the crowdfunding pre-launch for its debut game, Hopetown.A limited number of registrations for the pre-launch are available on Longdue’s website, at www.longduegames.com, with those that register early getting first access to a limited set of backer rewards when the campaign goes live.Merging the raw emotional depth and psychological intricacy of Disco Elysium with the philosophical richness and narrative complexity of Planescape: Torment, this new psychological RPG will invite players into an unforgettable world where stories are weapons, choices ripple through the environment, and light and darkness collide—not just between its denizens, but within them too, the company said.Contributors include Piotr Sobolewsk, who previously oversaw pivotal contributions to the core systems that defined Disco Elysium. These groundbreaking mechanics, celebrated for their depth and ingenuity, reimagined how RPGs handle narrative, choice, and player agency.Now, Sobolewsk is building on those foundations, applying the lessons learned from Disco Elysium to help the Longdue team craft bold, innovative designs at the heart of Hopetown – shaping a new vision for what narrative-driven RPGs can achieve.“Having overseen the team of 15 that was credited with ‘saving’ Disco Elysium and which worked on it for nearly six years, pre- and post-release, I’m excited to work with the Longdue team to create a rich RPG experience to serve fans of the genre,” Sobolewsk said in a statement. With more talent set to be unveiled as part of the crowdfunding launch, Longdue is building an all-star ensemble to deliver a narrative-first RPG that will further the genre of psychological, narrative-first RPGs, the company said. But the studio isn’t just assembling talent—it’s setting the stage for unforgettable moments. Fans should prepare for surprises that will rekindle their love for what made Disco Elysium so unique, including some very familiar voices that will resonate deeply with the community.What Is Hopetown?In Hopetown, words are your deadliest weapon, and every choice leaves its mark. Set in a mining town caught between decay and transformation, shaped by ambition, exploitation, and the fragile systems that bind society together, you step into the role of a rogue journalist—a chaotic, self-destructive provocateur who sees humanity as inherently selfish and cruel