Former Disco Elysium developers establish Dark Math Games to develop detective RPG XXX NIGHTSHIFT
Play as a Patrol Op in 2086 Antarctica.
Dark Math Games, a new studio made up of former Disco Elysium developers, has announced its formation and first game—a detective RPG titled XXX NIGHTSHIFT. It will launch for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.
Based in London, Dark Math Games was founded in 2023 by three games industry veterans, and currently has a team of 20 developers—about half of whom have contributed to the release of Disco Elysium and Disco Elysium: The Final Cut.
“Additionally to innovating the traditional RPG mechanics, we’ll bring something fresh to the table,” said Dark Math Games co-founder, art director, and tactical lead Timo Albert in a press release. “You will see. And of course, a few less words. And a few more bullets, perhaps. In total: lot more fun.”
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
You’re a Patrol Op on a holiday weekend at World’s End Ski Resort, Mount Hope, Antarctica. But things are about to go sideways.
Now you’re stranded at the off-season resort with unforgettable guests, wild parties, and mad secrets. The world of XXX NIGHTSHIFT is your oyster—crack it open with evolved role-playing systems.
Key Features
- Deep Single-Player Role-Playing With Seismic Choices – Powerful, finely tuned, innovative. It’s yours to decide how your story unfolds—and how it ends. Follow your truths or just slide on the surface of things.
- Volumetric – A fresh role-playing system that respects your time, trusts your intelligence, and plays along with your every choice. Play a true three-dimensional human being. Combine 20 Traces across four categories to shape your character in any way you desire.
- Find a Partner in Crime Investigation or Try Flying Solo – A unique companion dynamic provides you with many paths to solve the crimes. Engage in social climbing, soul digging, man-eating, and more, depending on your choices and luck.
- Maboul Kit – Tune your investigative mind to prepare for interrogations, confrontations, and seductions. Anticipate what’s coming and boost your chances. But mind the side effects—there’s always a price to pay.
- Dopamine Buffet – Rehearse your moves. Dance through crime scenes. Drift through parties. Or find pleasure in completing the simplest chores. Get better with every action you take.
- Marafet Calculator – Use Marafet calculations to alter your time and space. Go deep with insights and discover connections, but make sure you’ll be able to resurface.
- Original Science Fiction Setting – The detective RPG XXX NIGHTSHIFT lands you in a luxury resort that shouldn’t exist, with people you shouldn’t know. In the endless polar night, amidst the orgies of politics, power, and poetry, something gruesome lies waiting.
In 2086 CE, things really can’t go much further south than World’s End, Antarctica. Have fun.
Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first screenshots at the gallery.