The Callisto Protocol Developer Announces Roguelike Action Title Project Birdseye

The "passion project" by a small team isn't The Callisto Protocol 2 and won't affect Striking Distance's next triple-A project.

Posted By | On 20th, Mar. 2024

Project Birdseye

Striking Distance Studios of The Callisto Protocol infamy has revealed its next project – Project Birdseye. Set in Black Iron Prison, like the sci-fi survival horror title, it’s a roguelike action experience. Check out the first gameplay trailer below.

Employing a comic book-esque visual style and an overhead perspective akin to titles like Hades, Project Birdseye (which isn’t the final name) started as a “passion project” for a small group at the studio obsessed with “easy-to-pick-up and play but fun to master roguelikes.”

Striking Distance clarified that it isn’t The Callisto Protocol but more of a “side quest” that the team wanted to work on while expanding on the game’s world. It won’t affect the development of its next triple-A title ( which a job ad indicated to be in development on Unreal Engine 5). The early announcement is to “see if the concept clicks with you as much as it has with us.”

Project Birdseye doesn’t have a release window or platforms, so stay tuned for future updates. The Callisto Protocol is available for PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. It received mixed reviews at launch due to several performance and design issues – check out our thoughts here. You can also read our review for the DLC, Final Transmission.


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