Legendary game developer Shinji Mikami – best known as the creator of Resident Evil and The Evil Within – has established a new independent game development studio named KAMUY. Interestingly enough, the studio’s existence has emerged not from an official announcement, but through the official website of the upcoming Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered.
Caught by a user on ResetEra, in section that provides details on Shadows of the Damned’s original creators, a blurb on the website reveals that Mikami established KAMUY following his departure from Tango Gameworks, a studio he founded in 2010, last year. As caught by Gematsu, the companies database on SalesNow states that KAMUY was established in October last year.
In addition to Resident Evil and The Evil Within, Mikami has worked as director on a number of prominent projects, including the likes of Resident Evil 4, Dino Crisis, Vanquish, and God Hand, while also having served as producer on games such as Ghostwire: Tokyo, Hi-Fi Rush, Killer7, Viewtiful Joe, Devil May Cry, and, of course, the aforementioned Shadow of the Damned, among many others. What the extent of Mikami and KAMUY’s involvement in Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered is remains to be seen.
Though Mikami hasn’t directed a game since 2014’s The Evil Within, in 2020, he said he was open to directing one, final big project before retiring.