Startup Studio Elodie Games Announces New Co-op Social Action RPG Project Skies

US-based startup studio Elodie Games has announced that it’s working on a new “social cooperative action RPG” codenamed Project Skies. The studio boasts a roster of veteran developers from Blizzard Entertainment, Riot Games, and BioWare and is being bankrolled by several investors including Galaxy Interactive.

The team says that its taken inspiration from several online multiplayer games and MMOs such as World of Warcraft, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, the Mass Effect series, and Dragon Age. “Project Skies is a social cooperative action RPG game with deep progression and replayability. Players take control of iconic champions and explore the vibrant, uplifting fantasy universe of Project Skies,” says Elodie Games.

“The gameplay experience is deeply co-op and seeks to bring you and your friends closer together through both casual and competitive play. Project Skies is being built as a fully cross-play experience,” added the studio. “Our gameplay, art direction, and underlying technology come together to create an experience that feels fully featured and native on every platform we support. This, along with our cooperative gameplay, brings players together, regardless of platform preference. Of course, players can switch platforms at any time while retaining their full progress.”

The game is still in the very early stages of development but pre-alpha registrations are now open for those who want to participate in the upcoming playtests. “Spaces in the pre-alpha will be limited initially, but we will ramp up the frequency and size of our playtests throughout the year,” promised the new studio.