A sequel to Till Daybreak is in improvement at Liverpool studio Firesprite, and it is heading to PlayStation 5 in 2027. Till Daybreak 2 seems to have all the trimmings of the unique choose-your-own journey serial killer survival sim, however this time as a substitute of being set on a snowy mountain, every thing’s happening on a tropical island.
Till Daybreak 2 stars a solid of young-adult ghost hunters, all associates aside from the random buff man that nobody appears to know. They function a fledgling paranormal investigation channel and have simply signed a take care of a TV community, in order that they’re despatched to a distant island to gather (or create) footage. There’s your common gallivanting and cavorting amidst the waterfalls and greenery, after which all of the sudden a masked assassin with a machete slices open somebody’s torso. The sequel options the sequence’ trademark quick-time occasions, full with deadly penalties and loads of gore, must you select poorly.
Here is how Firesprite describes its strategy to the sequel’s mechanics:
“Will you danger harm to save lots of a cute child boar from a gnarly bear lure? Hold a scandalous affair going, even when it may blow up the group? Push somebody to their breaking level, all for the sake of content material that your intimidating boss says you must get? This time, the way you handle relationships inside the crew issues greater than ever, with some branches based mostly on the place issues stand between characters. It is not simply the massive moments, even small character moments can set off a Butterfly Impact, sending your story spinning off in direction of unexpected penalties.”
Till Daybreak 2 is a standalone story and it appears to have a laser deal with the teenage slasher aesthetic, which is actually a welcome angle of assault. Within the trailer, the scene with the couple being interrupted mid-kiss within the forest may’ve been pulled instantly out of Cabin within the Woods, a traditional of the style. Till Daybreak got here out in 2015 with the same b-horror vibe, so these are all advantageous indicators.
Till Daybreak was a product of Supermassive Video games and revealed by Sony, and it was a cult hit that spawned just a few spinoffs, together with the VR video games Rush of Blood and The Inpatient. Supermassive’s non secular successor to Till Daybreak, The Quarry, was revealed by 2K in 2022, and whereas it had enjoyable moments, it lagged behind its progenitor by way of general circulate and rigidity. The studio additionally launched The Darkish Photos Anthology between 2019 and 2022. In early 2024, Supermassive’s co-founders left the studio and a majority of its workers had been laid off.
Firesprite, the crew answerable for Till Daybreak 2, was constructed by the previous members of Wipeout home Studio Liverpool and totally bought by Sony in 2021. Sony has owned the Till Daybreak license from the start, therefore the “non secular successor” title on Supermassive’s follow-ups, and it produced a 2025 movie and remake based mostly on the unique recreation.
