A hell of a milestone in the evolution of Annapurna. Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth will take the form of a narrative adventure game where we will embody an ex-hunter of replicants on technical unemployment, for lack of androids to flush out after the blackout of 2022. However, like all the old inspectors tormented by their vices , duty calls him back in spite of himself. His new job requires him “to be someone else in places that no longer exist” ; according to the few clues left in the video, we will have to go through memory archives to reconstruct the past. But in search of what? It remains a mystery. The final plan connects the plot to a mysterious “Project Pyramid” .
freak out
Before the blackout, the world was practically ruled by the Tyrell Corporation, a wealthy company that produced replicants. These androids with superhuman strength, but with a life expectancy artificially fixed at four years, were designed to be biological slaves in the trying conditions of space conquest. As for him, the blackout designates 10 days without electricity in Los Angeles. Two rebel replicants detonated a nuclear bomb into the stratosphere, releasing a powerful EMP wave that fried all the electronics in the city. In the confusion, they were able to annihilate the Tyrell servers with a tank truck. A catastrophic attack that virtually leveled the company overnight, leading to widespread global disruption given their ubiquity. As if Amazon saw itself dynamited this weekend.
Suffice to say that the narrative ground is rich, very rich, and that if Annapurna takes up the challenge, Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth has serious arguments to establish itself as a new SF classic. But let’s not sell the bear’s skin until we’ve killed it.
What we can advise you without misleading us is to go to GOG.com to acquire the first Blade Runner game, a point ‘n click developed in 1997 by Westwood Studios between two Command and Conquer. We follow Inspector Ray McCoy, struggling with a group of violent replicants, but also with his own ripou police department. The plot takes place in parallel with the first film, sometimes crossing its path. A very average Enhanced Edition was released in 2022 on PC and consoles.
The release date and platforms of Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth are still unknown.