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Spiritual Successor To Disco Elysium refers to memes and jokes about how three groups of former Disco Elysium developers announced three separate projects, leading fans of the RPG video game to share jokes about which game would be the "real" spiritual successor to Disco Elysium. The news came after years of internal turmoil in ZA/UM, which the original creators of the game, writer Robert Kurvitz and oil painter Aleksander Rostov, were supposedly ousted from after a hostile takeover of the company. Neither Kurvitz nor Rostov appear to be involved in any of the three projects.

History

On October 11th, 2024, three game developers formerly involved with Disco Elysium announced upcoming projects inspired by the 2019 RPG video game.

The first trailer for XXX Nightshift, created by the studio Dark Math Games,[1] was released on October 11th. The game is described as a "true detective RPG" set in a luxury ski resort in Antarctica. Kaur Kender, one of the original investors in Disco Elysiums, is listed as a resigned director at Dark Math Games, which is helmed by his brother Heiti Kender.

On October 11th, studio Londue Games announced a game IGN[2] and PCGamer[3] described as a "spiritual successor to Disco Elysium." The studio described the untitled game as a "new psychological RPG… set in a game world conceived by the leads of the now-canceled Disco Elysium sequel." The studio released a piece of concept art for the upcoming game (shown below).

Also on October 11th, 2024, the game studio Summer Eternal[4] announced its plans to develop "a cultural megaproject, an RPG with complexity and ambition worthy to rival our wretched and wonderful world." The studio is helmed by former Disco Elysium writers Argo Tuulik and Olga Moskvin and is staffed with several of the ZA/UM's former developers.

OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS AND CREATIVES IN A TRULY INDEPENDENT GAME STUDIO WHICH WILL ALWAYS PRIORITIZE ARTISTIC INTEGRITY OVER PERSONAL COMFORT, PROFIT MARGIN, SHORT TERM INTERESTS AND BIG TECH PROFIT-BUBBLES. THERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO EMBARK ON THAT TREACHEROUS ROAD OF BUILDING CULTURAL MEGAPROJECT, A ROLE PLAYING GAME WITH COMPLEXITY AND AMBITION WORTHY TO RIVAL OUR WRETCHED AND WONDERFUL WORLD. IN THIS WE ARE COMMITTED TO PURSUE THE HIGHEST CALIBER OF LITERARY QUALITY, HERE WE STAND, BOUND BY OUR LOVE FOR GAMES AND DEVOTION TO OUR CRAFT, READY TO BLEED AND WEEP AND RIDE THE CAVALRY INTO MACHINE GUN FIRE ONE MORE TIME. FOR THIS WE WILL NEED ALL THE SUPPORT AND HELP FROM YOU, OUR READERS, COLLEAGUES AND FUTURE VISIONARIES. COME WALK THE DESERT WITH US. YOURS IN EVERY SEASON, SUMMER ETERNAL SUMMERETERNAL.COM.
# SUMMER ETERNAL MANIFESTO ON THIS DAY THE 14TH OF OCTOBER 2024, WE ANNOUNCE SUMMER ETERNAL WE RECOGNIZE WE ARE WRITING THE OPENING WORDS OF OUR STORY AT A TIME OF APOCALYPTIC MATERIAL CONDITIONS FOR GAME CREATORS ACROSS THE WORLD. OUR ART HAS BEEN DRESSED DOWN INTO AN INDUSTRY AND THIS INDUSTRY HAS BEEN PILFERED BY CORRUPT EXECUTIVES, BY THE VULGAR PROFITEERING OF CORPORATE BODIES MOVING LIKE LEVIATHANS IN THE DARK, BURNING HUMAN FUEL IN THEIR INSATIABLE LUST FOR MONEY. IT IS NOT PENCIL-PUSHERS AND MONEYLENDERS WHO MAKE GAMES. IT IS THE RELENTLESS PASSION OF THE WORKERS THAT CREATES AN ART FORM CAPABLE OF SAYING SOMETHING TRUE. AS CREATORS AND GAME MAKERS, WE HAVE TOO LONG BEEN LED AWAY FROM THE TRUTH, AWAY FROM THE RIGHT TO DEFINE OURSELVES AS ARTISTS IN SERVICE OF THE DEFINITIVE ART FORM OF THE FUTURE, ONE THAT HAS MADE US DREAM SINCE WE WERE CHILDREN.

None of the aforementioned projects claim the involvement of Disco Elysium writer Robert Kurvitz or oil painter Aleksander Rostov.

Online Reactions

In mid-October 2024, several internet users posted jokes about how three separate game studios appear to be vying to be called the real "spiritual successor" of Disco Elysium, with X[5] user @Hatrcantread posting a map of the fragmented Mongol Empire on October 11th, writing, "'My dev studio is the RIGHTFUL successor to Disco Elysium.'"

Kalashnikovkamraten @Hatrcantread "My dev studio is the RIGHTFUL successor to Disco Elysium" RPS Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershot . 21h Sure, why not - third group of former Disco Elysium devs announce "revolutionary new RPG studio" rockpapershotgun.com/sure-why-not-t... 8:15 PM Oct 11, 2024 191.8K Views •

Also on October 11th, X[6] user @ckunzelman posted a joke about making "a disco elysium spiritual successor," despite being "unaffiliated with any of the former developers," and never having played the game. The user later posted a humorous example of what such a game would look like, gathering over 6,000 likes in a day.

cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman we're already hard at work. some temp artwork still, but we're committed to a 2025 release. need mony. COMMODITY: H-------- dude do you have any idea how many coats you could get if you harvested all of this peasant food. 1. The peasants need the food. 2. What is a peasant? 3. Drugs and alcohol. cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman • 20h happy to announce i am making a disco elysium spiritual successor. i am unaffiliated with any of the former developers. i have not played disco elysium. im more of an idea guy, and this seems like a good idea. seeking 1.2 million. funders be(a)ware: i have a lot of gumption. 1:45 PM Oct 11, 2024 205K Views

On October 11th, 2024, X[7] user @cavegift joked, "bro last night was a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium," gathering over 7,000 likes in a day.

allauruka "kay!" nanikavegift @cavegift bro last night was a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium • . 6:48 PM Oct 11, 2024 113.9K Views

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Overview

Spiritual Successor To Disco Elysium refers to memes and jokes about how three groups of former Disco Elysium developers announced three separate projects, leading fans of the RPG video game to share jokes about which game would be the "real" spiritual successor to Disco Elysium. The news came after years of internal turmoil in ZA/UM, which the original creators of the game, writer Robert Kurvitz and oil painter Aleksander Rostov, were supposedly ousted from after a hostile takeover of the company. Neither Kurvitz nor Rostov appear to be involved in any of the three projects.

History

On October 11th, 2024, three game developers formerly involved with Disco Elysium announced upcoming projects inspired by the 2019 RPG video game.

The first trailer for XXX Nightshift, created by the studio Dark Math Games,[1] was released on October 11th. The game is described as a "true detective RPG" set in a luxury ski resort in Antarctica. Kaur Kender, one of the original investors in Disco Elysiums, is listed as a resigned director at Dark Math Games, which is helmed by his brother Heiti Kender.



On October 11th, studio Londue Games announced a game IGN[2] and PCGamer[3] described as a "spiritual successor to Disco Elysium." The studio described the untitled game as a "new psychological RPG… set in a game world conceived by the leads of the now-canceled Disco Elysium sequel." The studio released a piece of concept art for the upcoming game (shown below).



Also on October 11th, 2024, the game studio Summer Eternal[4] announced its plans to develop "a cultural megaproject, an RPG with complexity and ambition worthy to rival our wretched and wonderful world." The studio is helmed by former Disco Elysium writers Argo Tuulik and Olga Moskvin and is staffed with several of the ZA/UM's former developers.


OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE WORLD-CLASS ARTISTS AND CREATIVES IN A TRULY INDEPENDENT GAME STUDIO WHICH WILL ALWAYS PRIORITIZE ARTISTIC INTEGRITY OVER PERSONAL COMFORT, PROFIT MARGIN, SHORT TERM INTERESTS AND BIG TECH PROFIT-BUBBLES. THERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO EMBARK ON THAT TREACHEROUS ROAD OF BUILDING CULTURAL MEGAPROJECT, A ROLE PLAYING GAME WITH COMPLEXITY AND AMBITION WORTHY TO RIVAL OUR WRETCHED AND WONDERFUL WORLD. IN THIS WE ARE COMMITTED TO PURSUE THE HIGHEST CALIBER OF LITERARY QUALITY, HERE WE STAND, BOUND BY OUR LOVE FOR GAMES AND DEVOTION TO OUR CRAFT, READY TO BLEED AND WEEP AND RIDE THE CAVALRY INTO MACHINE GUN FIRE ONE MORE TIME. FOR THIS WE WILL NEED ALL THE SUPPORT AND HELP FROM YOU, OUR READERS, COLLEAGUES AND FUTURE VISIONARIES. COME WALK THE DESERT WITH US. YOURS IN EVERY SEASON, SUMMER ETERNAL SUMMERETERNAL.COM. # SUMMER ETERNAL MANIFESTO ON THIS DAY THE 14TH OF OCTOBER 2024, WE ANNOUNCE SUMMER ETERNAL WE RECOGNIZE WE ARE WRITING THE OPENING WORDS OF OUR STORY AT A TIME OF APOCALYPTIC MATERIAL CONDITIONS FOR GAME CREATORS ACROSS THE WORLD. OUR ART HAS BEEN DRESSED DOWN INTO AN INDUSTRY AND THIS INDUSTRY HAS BEEN PILFERED BY CORRUPT EXECUTIVES, BY THE VULGAR PROFITEERING OF CORPORATE BODIES MOVING LIKE LEVIATHANS IN THE DARK, BURNING HUMAN FUEL IN THEIR INSATIABLE LUST FOR MONEY. IT IS NOT PENCIL-PUSHERS AND MONEYLENDERS WHO MAKE GAMES. IT IS THE RELENTLESS PASSION OF THE WORKERS THAT CREATES AN ART FORM CAPABLE OF SAYING SOMETHING TRUE. AS CREATORS AND GAME MAKERS, WE HAVE TOO LONG BEEN LED AWAY FROM THE TRUTH, AWAY FROM THE RIGHT TO DEFINE OURSELVES AS ARTISTS IN SERVICE OF THE DEFINITIVE ART FORM OF THE FUTURE, ONE THAT HAS MADE US DREAM SINCE WE WERE CHILDREN.

None of the aforementioned projects claim the involvement of Disco Elysium writer Robert Kurvitz or oil painter Aleksander Rostov.

Online Reactions

In mid-October 2024, several internet users posted jokes about how three separate game studios appear to be vying to be called the real "spiritual successor" of Disco Elysium, with X[5] user @Hatrcantread posting a map of the fragmented Mongol Empire on October 11th, writing, "'My dev studio is the RIGHTFUL successor to Disco Elysium.'"


Kalashnikovkamraten @Hatrcantread "My dev studio is the RIGHTFUL successor to Disco Elysium" RPS Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershot . 21h Sure, why not - third group of former Disco Elysium devs announce "revolutionary new RPG studio" rockpapershotgun.com/sure-why-not-t... 8:15 PM Oct 11, 2024 191.8K Views •

Also on October 11th, X[6] user @ckunzelman posted a joke about making "a disco elysium spiritual successor," despite being "unaffiliated with any of the former developers," and never having played the game. The user later posted a humorous example of what such a game would look like, gathering over 6,000 likes in a day.


cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman we're already hard at work. some temp artwork still, but we're committed to a 2025 release. need mony. COMMODITY: H-------- dude do you have any idea how many coats you could get if you harvested all of this peasant food. 1. The peasants need the food. 2. What is a peasant? 3. Drugs and alcohol. cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman • 20h happy to announce i am making a disco elysium spiritual successor. i am unaffiliated with any of the former developers. i have not played disco elysium. im more of an idea guy, and this seems like a good idea. seeking 1.2 million. funders be(a)ware: i have a lot of gumption. 1:45 PM Oct 11, 2024 205K Views

On October 11th, 2024, X[7] user @cavegift joked, "bro last night was a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium," gathering over 7,000 likes in a day.


allauruka "kay!" nanikavegift @cavegift bro last night was a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium • . 6:48 PM Oct 11, 2024 113.9K Views

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VOLITION: Disco Elysium does not need a spiritual successor, it's spirit is still alive and well and beloved by many who carry it wherever they go.
Do not labour to create something that aims to be like what we already have, endeavour instead to create something that will stand proudly as it's own entity that others can love and cherish just as well.

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