- Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama opened his new studio in 2020 and launched Slitterhead.
- Following this release, the team has begun the initial stages of its next project.
- The director hopes to prioritize freedom and different concepts with this studio in the future.
The Silent Hill creator is long known as an icon of the gaming industry. Keiichiro Toyama also formed his own studio in 2020, releasing Slitterhead as the team’s first original release.
Although the game did not end up being as big of a hit as Keiichiro Toyama would have liked, it set the stage for things to come. Following this release, the Silent Hill creator has begun working on his next game.
Why it matters: Many gaming industry veterans have formed or joined new studios in recent years. These changes stem from efforts to try something new within the industry.
Speaking to Famitsu, Keiichiro Toyama confirmed that the next project is not related to Slitterhead. The team is instead attempting to do something completely different, but the developer did not provide any further details.
Bokeh Game Studios is in the initial phases of this project, so Keiichiro Toyama will have more to share in the near future. However, he teases that the team is looking to pour all their efforts into this project.
I can’t reveal the exact details, but we have started working on our next title.
Keiichiro Toyama also discussed plans to experiment with different approaches with each new release. This is the same approach that led the developer to switch from a franchise like Silent Hill to Gravity Rush.
Still, he believes Bokeh Game Studios needs to earn more recognition and establish itself before it can achieve such a level of freedom.
Elsewhere, the Silent Hill creator discussed long-term plans, stating that he hopes to pass the baton to the next generation of horror game developers. Toward that end, the studio is making rapid progress as it continues to prepare a new era of game designers.
Anyhow, it will be interesting to see how the veteran developer’s future title comes to life and what it brings to the already thriving horror games genre.
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