Arkane Studios may be working on a Deathloop follow-up of some sort, according to sources. Known for its immersive sim offerings such as Dishonored and Prey, Arkane is known to have at least one all-new game, Redfall, currently in active development. Yet, it would seem that the company doesn't have all of its eggs in one particular basket after all.
Being one of the more notable releases of 2021, Deathloop has enjoyed a fair bit of attention for its impressive world-building and emblematic Arkane gameplay. While the studio did release a few extra content updates over the course of 2022, it didn't seem like there was anything else directly relating to the IP in active development.
After Arkane Studios revealed that Deathloop takes place in the Dishonored universe, which had been a long-standing fan theory up until then, most fans expected that there wasn't much else to say about the game. Now, however, voice actors Jason Kelley and Ozioma Akagha, voicing Colt and Julianna, respectively, have thrown a wrench into this idea. Speaking in an interview with Streamily, Kelley admitted that both of them are still under contract with Arkane, and that they are working on something related to Deathloop. While the nature of this project is currently unknown, it's almost certainly an expansion pack or a sequel to the main story.
It's worth pointing out, too, that Arkane Studios often releases standalone expansion packs for their flagship titles. 2017's Death of the Outsider was a standalone Dishonored 2 DLC that provided a direct continuation to the main narrative, though featuring a different protagonist, story, and gameplay elements. It's possible that the mysterious Deathloop project is something of the type, then, fulfilling the precedent that had been underlined with Prey's Mooncrash DLC, too.
Now that it's been cleared up how Dishonored and Deathloop's timelines match up, it's curious to note that the Goldenloop update introduced a huge array of direct references to the Outsider and other assorted bits of Dishonored lore. Players can find these bits and pieces strewn across Deathloop's Blackreef sandbox, and it's possible that the upcoming release will double down on these narrative elements once it's out.
Now that Redfall has potentially been internally delayed, Arkane Studios could be looking at ways to stay in the limelight with alternative projects, and simply announcing a new Deathloop experience may get people talking once more. Whatever the case may be, Kelley and Akagha are clearly working with Arkane on something, so fans of Dishonored and Deathloop may have much to look forward to in the future.
Deathloop is available now on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.