Pocketpair is publishing Surgent Studios new game

Surgent Studios, the developer behind Tales of Kenzera: Zau, is developing a horror game that is backed by Palworld developer Pocketpair. It’s also working on an afro-gothic RPG, too.

On Twitter, Pocketpair Publishing announced its first project, that Surgent’s new in-development horror game. At this stage, we don’t know how far along this project is or even its codename.

We’re pleased to announce that our first project as Pocketpair Publishing will be supporting a brand new horror game from @surgentstudios !
Pocketpair Publishingの最初のプロジェクトとして、SURGENT STUDIOSの完全新作のサポートを開始しました。

SURGENT STUDIOS is a studio with an… pic.twitter.com/hqJcCbie3S

— Pocketpair Publishing (@PocketpairPBLSH) January 23, 2025

Surgent’s current known project is Project Uso, an afro-gothic isometric RPG taking place in the same universe Tales of Kenzera: Zau. This one is obviously billed as more gritty than the studio’s debut game.

It’s hard to say whether this new Pocketpair-backed horror game will also be in the same universe or be its own thing entirely. Details are sparce, but we suspect it will be a while before we hear anything more.

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