Paradigm via Konami

Konami might have a few surprises for fans of its classic franchises equally indie developers may take the reigns on the likes of Castlevania, Silent Hill, and Rocket Knight sometime in the hereafter.

The company'due south first foray into this venture is GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon, a successor to the long-forgotten franchise on the Famicom. The game is being developed by an indie studio named GuruGuru, a relatively new studio in the infinite. The roguelite hack-and-slash has launched equally an early access championship on Steam and will be releasing on the Switch sometime side by side year.

Speaking to JP Games (via Nintendo Everything), GetsuFumaDen's lead producer Shin Murato said, "We felt that GetsuFumaDen would exist an interesting IP to bring back to follow this indie approach, so we decided to contact GuruGuru every bit nosotros know the squad well." After praising the team for its "new approaches for graphical design," Murato said, "In terms of other collaborations, delight wait for future projects like this!"

Paradigm via Konami

A new Castlevania or Silent Colina being given to a talented indie studio is a tantalizing thought. One could merely imagine how incredible a Yacht Guild Games Castlevania championship would await like. In that location's a treasure trove of opportunities.

Konami'south rival Sega has been doing a remarkable chore of licensing its older franchises to contained studios in recent years. The critically acclaimed Streets of Rage iv punched its way to consoles and PC, thanks to Dotemu, Lizardcube, and Guard Crush Games. The company also gave multiple indie studios the keys to its biggest property Sonic the Hedgehog; what came of it was arguably the best game in the series, Sonic Mania.

Konami'due south long-fallow series could be revived once again, only like Sega, giving the visitor's long-time fans something to play afterward almost a decade of absenteeism. Fingers crossed.