The Flame in the Flood studio joins CD Projekt to work on an 'ambitious' new game

The Molasses Flood, the US-based studio behind The Flame within the Flood and Drake Hole, is now part of the CD Projekt Group. The studio will work “in shut cooperation” with developer CD Projekt Purple on an “formidable challenge” based mostly on one among CDPR's present properties.

“The Molasses Flood share our ardour for online game growth, they’re skilled, quality-oriented, and have nice technological perception,” CD Projekt joint CEO Adam Kiciński mentioned in a statement. “I’m satisfied they’ll carry loads of expertise and dedication to the Group.”

“When CD Projekt approached us about the potential of working collectively, we noticed an unimaginable alternative to succeed in a a lot wider viewers via a collaboration with an organization we love, creating video games in worlds we love,” Molasses Flood studio head Forrest Dowling mentioned. “We couldn’t be extra excited to proceed our mission with the help of CD Projekt and their extremely proficient workforce.”

Not like Digital Scapes, which was renamed CD Projekt Purple Vancouver after CDPR acquired it earlier this year, The Molasses Flood received't be merged into different CD Projekt groups however “will maintain their present identification.” The studio received't be becoming a member of the hassle to show round Cyberpunk 2077, however it may very well be engaged on one thing new in that setting: CD Projekt mentioned The Molasses Flood “will likely be working by itself formidable challenge which is predicated on one among CD Projekt IPs,” and so far as I do know there are solely two of them: Cyberpunk and The Witcher. 

The Molasses Flood itself hinted that it received't stray too removed from its earlier video games, mechanically no less than, saying on Twitter that “we get to maintain making video games based mostly on the identical ideas which have at all times guided us: Making video games with coronary heart constructed on wealthy gameplay programs.”

Data on what it's getting as much as will likely be revealed sooner or later sooner or later.