Developer ZA/UMs next game is C4, as brand new espionage game that received a cryptic teaser today. In a press pre-briefing before its announcement, ZA/UM confirmed that while the game builds on what the studio has done in previous games, C4 is not Disco Elysium 2.C4s announcement comes over five years after the release of Disco Elysium, the RPG that propelled ZA/UM to stardom in 2019. While the studio had reportedly been working on a sequel to that game at some point, as well as a DLC, those plans changed amid a flurry of legal troubles and layoffs at the studio. Now, ZA/UM has revealed that its been working on an entirely new game.Recommended VideosSo, what is C4? Its first teaser trailer doesnt reveal too much. We get a cryptic monologue about spies over some surreal imagery. It doesnt explain much, but it certainly seems to retain Disco Elysiums signature style.PROJECT [C4] - Teaser TrailerDigital Trends learned a bit more about the project in a press briefing ahead of its reveal. What we know for sure is that its an espionage game inspired by the works of John le Carr and Park Chan-wook. ZA/UM notes that the game doubles down on what the studio does well, but stressed that its a brand new game, not Disco Elysium 2. Players can expect another dialogue-driven RPG with tabletop elements, as encounters are determined through dice role.Please enable Javascript to view this contentThe one other detail we did learn is that failure is a big part of C4. ZA/UM describes it as having a fail forwards mentality that rewards players rather than punishing them, much like Disco Elysium. The studio also stresses that its take on spies wont be in the vein of James Bond. Thats all we have to go on for now.C4 comes after years of trouble behind the scenes at ZA/UM. In 2022, the studio parted ways with several of the creative forces behind Disco Elysium, including designer Robert Kurvitz. That kicked off a complicated legal war between the former employees and ZA/UM. While that brewed, ZA/UM reportedly cancelled both Disco Elysium 2 and a DLC for the first game, codenamed X7. Last year, the studio laid off roughly a quarter of its staff, leaving its projects in limbo. In the fallout, threeDisco Elysium spiritual successors have been announced at other studios.Editors Recommendations3 Disco Elysium spiritual successors announced on the same day