4A Video games Ukraine put Ukraine on the sport dev map with the Metro collection. Now it’s renaming itself as Reburn and is unveiling a brand new mental property known as La Quimera.
Whereas Metro occurred in a post-apocalyptic world the place humanity moved into the Metro underground beneath a nuclear-bombed Moscow, La Quimera is a brighter sport set in Latin America, stated Dmytro Lymar, founder and CEO of Reburn, in an interview with GamesBeat.
The sci-fi shooter sport, La Quimera, is accessible for wishlisting now and it’ll debut on the PC through Steam. It’s an thrilling sport with a reasonably intense trailer, and it comes from the acclaimed maker of Metro 2033 (2010), Metro: Final Gentle (2013) and Metro Exodus (2019). (Metro Awakening (2024 VR title) was made individually by Vertigo Video games through Embracer).
In transferring on from its established IP, Kyiv, Ukraine-based Reburn is doing one thing uncommon. Most sport corporations get hooked on sequels. However Reburn is taking a threat on model new IP.
La Quimera takes place throughout a panoramic Latin American megalopolis and plush jungle setting, the place the participant steps into the customizable exosuit of a down-on-their-luck PMC soldier battling in opposition to rival factions.
The world and narrative of La Quimera is written and created by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon) and E.J.A. Warren. Combining Latin American folklore with extremely superior weaponry and know-how, La Quimera shall be playable in single-player or with as much as two mates in co-op — for a complete of three gamers.
Followers of the group’s previous work will get pleasure from acquainted tense gunplay and intimate storytelling mixed with new sport experiences via distinctive and extremely detailed environments, characters and weapons. (There is no such thing as a multiplayer model).
“After engaged on Metro, we determined to sort of step right into a bit brighter setting, however we nonetheless stored the sport targeted on the story. That’s what we’re good at with all of the expertise from Metro video games,” Lymar stated. “The sport is about in Latin America sooner or later, with extra fashionable applied sciences. It provides us a bit of bit to experiment with, and monsters are changed by robots, which can also be sort of an fascinating twist.”
Within the sport, gamers tackle a task of operatives of one of many personal navy corporations, which has seen higher instances. That’s the place the story begins. You’re one of many foremost operatives within the story.
La Quimera reveal trailer
“Reburn is proud to introduce La Quimera, which pulls upon our success crafting narrative-driven shooter video games for the Metro collection,” stated Lymar. “We sit up for sharing this mysterious new world with gamers and hope they enjoy suiting as much as be part of the combat.”
Reburn’s roster of greater than 110 builders’ previous work consists of gameplay design, artwork, sound engineering, programming, and extra from throughout your entire Metro collection in addition to the unique S.T.A.L.Ok.E.R. Oleksandr Kostiuk serves as mission lead on La Quimera. Lymar has labored in video games since 2006, and beforehand served as director and CEO of 4A Video games Ukraine.
Extra La Quimera sport info and supporting visuals shall be shared within the coming months from Reburn. Take a look at the official Reburn web site at, wishlist on Steam, and observe Reburn on Fb, Discord, YouTube, Bluesky, and LinkedIn for normal updates on the event and sport.
The sport doesn’t actually have magic realism, however there’s some mysticism in it. And it references the traditional cultures of Latin America, like Mayan cultures and a few demise cults.
“We even have severe subjects which can be relatable to the trendy world, like attempting to distinguish reality and pretend information, and political modifications occurring the world,” he stated. “We don’t cowl the warfare a lot within the sport itself, but it surely has some relatable subjects.”
Splitting in two
4A Video games was based in Kyiv in Ukraine in 2006, and growth of Metro 2033 started. The corporate constructed its personal 4A sport engine.
In 2007, 4A Ukraine labored via its Cyprus workplace to signal a cope with THQ to fund growth and publishing of Metro 2033. The IP rights went to THQ as a part of the deal, however the IP rights to the sport engine stayed with 4A Ukraine.
The title got here out in 2010, and it was a success as a triple-A sport. Then THQ signed up for the event of Metro Final Gentle.
However in 2012, THQ went bankrupt and the rights to Metro Final Gentle have been acquired in an public sale by Koch Media, working below the Deep Silver trademark.
In 2014, Russia attacked Ukraine for the primary time. A part of the group left and based their very own studio in Malta.
“The state of affairs was not that nice, and a few individuals needed to go away the nation. We organized and helped them out a bit, they usually have arrange a studio in Malta,” Lymar stated.
That studio grew to become 4A Malta, they usually agreed to collectively develop a 3rd sport, Metro Exodus. Each studios labored collectively intently on it. The Metro Exodus title launched in 2019, and each studios had grown sufficient to wish to work on their very own video games independently.
In 2020, 4A Malta was acquired by Embracer Group, which additionally owns the Metro IP. However 4A Ukraine obtained extra funding to independently fund its personal growth of a brand new mission primarily based by itself IP, La Quimera. And now it has rebranded as Reburn. The 4A trademark remained with 4A Malta, however each companies can use the 4A engine. Reburn has been working away, but it surely needed to cope with each the 2022 Russian invasion and COVID-19 as nicely.
“It was disruptive, but it surely introduced individuals collectively extra. We felt this assist of one another a lot higher throughout this cut-off date. There have been numerous challenges we have now. Lyman was sharing a constructed with buyers on the morning when the warfare began in February 2022. However the group managed to work on.
The title Reburn evokes the phrase “reborn,” and it’s akin to a reincarnation of one thing, Lymar stated. As for surviving the enterprise disruption of the warfare, Lymar stated, “I’d say we have now no different selection, which makes it simpler. The assist of one another is simply nice from the group and we assist the military. We get numerous assist from all around the world as nicely, which we’re grateful for. We actually hope it should work out.”
