Longdue Plots Crowdfunding Campaign for Hopetown

Developer Longdue announced that its recently-revealed debut game, billed as a psychological RPG that acts a spiritual successor to Disco Elysium, is titled Hopetown. The developer also announced that it will be running a crowdfunding campaign. Details about the campaign have not yet been revealed, but those interested can pre-register their interest on Longdue’s website for first access to limited backer rewards.

Hopetown will put players in the role of a rogue journalist in a mining town on the edge of collapse. They are the middle child of one of the world’s richest men, but find themselves exiled by their family and being involved in one scandal too many. Players are tasked with finding out and writing the story on an incident that results in the deaths and disappearances of multiple people and the halting of mining operations in the town.

As a journalist, players will be able to investigate leads, spin their own narratives, and use their learning to push people apart or bring them together. Emotions, memories, and conversations will play important roles in the game’s mechanics.