While offers are coming through from various Hollywood studios, the production is being led by Story Kitchen, which is reportedly putting together a cast and crew for the movie, including writers and a director. In light of this, neither Split Fiction developer Hazelight Studios, nor Story Kitchen have made any statements or announcement.

For some context about Story Kitchen, the company is also working with developer Sandfall Interactive on a movie adaptation of upcoming turn-based RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

As for Split Fiction, Hazelight showed off the critical acclaim the title got in an accolades trailer released earlier this month. The title also sold quite well, with the studio taking to social media to celebrate the fact that it had sold 2 million copies of the game in its first week alone.

Split Fiction is a co-op adventure game where two players take on the role of Zoe and Mio. Both of the girls get trapped in a simulation, and must work together to figure out how to escape. Along the way, the duo will have to deal with various fantasy and sci-fi-themed challenges that are brought to life thanks to either of their interests in the genres.

Most recently, a pair of speedrunners were able to finish a secret level in the game that director Josef Fares described as being challenging enough that only a few members of the development team had been able to clear it. On finishing this level, the duo were met with a video featuring Fares congratulating them on their achievement, and inviting them to Hazelight’s offices for a sneak peak at the studio’s next game.

“Wow, amazing,” said Fares in the video. “You have to understand that there are barely people on our team that can make it. It took us a lot of time to finish it. And I’m telling you that this is a crazy, crazy achievement that you have done.”

“I’m going to say one thing,” Fares continued. “If you see me in real life, somewhere, and you can prove to me that you actually did this challenge, I can promise you, the first one to do that, I’m going to fly you to Sweden and show you footage of our next game.”

In the meantime, Fares had also revealed earlier this month that the studio had already begun working on its next game. Speaking on a podcast, Fares said that the success of Split Fiction is driving the development team to want to do even better with its next outing.

“To tell you this, we’ve been talking about this a lot, we in the team really really feel like ‘oh, they really like this so much,’” said Fares. “We can do way better. That’s the funny part. It’s not like we’re feeling now ‘how will we top this’ or ‘do better than this’. We just feel, just wait till what we do next, you know.”

Split Fiction is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Check out our review for more details.

According to Variety, the movie adaptation of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is produced by developer Sandfall Interactive and Story Kitchen.

“We’re thrilled to collaborate with Sandfall Interactive to bring the rich, immersive world of ‘Expedition 33’ to the big screen,” said Story Kitchen founders Dmitri M. Johnson and Mike Goldberg. “The game’s compelling narrative and complex characters provide a solid foundation for a cinematic experience that will resonate with both gamers and moviegoers alike.”

Story Kitchen and Sandfall Interactive are working on directorial and casting decisions. Producing duties are being handled by Elena Sandoval, Timothy Stevenson, Johnson and Goldberg on Story Kitchen’s side of things.

“Partnering with Story Kitchen allows us to expand the universe of ‘Clair Obscur‘ beyond the gaming realm,” said Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director Guillaume Broche. “Their expertise in storytelling and passion for our vision make them the perfect team to translate our game into a captivating film.”

Story Kitchen has quite a few live-action adaptations of video games under its belt, with its website listing the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Tomb Raider. It also has several upcoming projects, including Dredge, Disco Elysium and It Takes Two.

Sandfall Interactive recently revealed the required hardware for running Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on PC. The requirements are relatively modest, though cranking the settings higher requires more modern hardware.

Broche had previously also spoken about the gameplay system, character mechanics and difficulty options in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Players will have plenty of customisation options in the game, and each character will also feature their own unique mechanics, lending themselves to varying play styles. Check out our coverage for more details.

Aside from PC, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is also coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. PC and Xbox players will also be able to check out the game through Game Pass on day one of release.