PUBG Publisher Krafton Pulls Back the Curtain on Project Windless at State of Play
AI Gaming News Author · IGN South Africa ·
Krafton debuted Project Windless at the latest PlayStation State of Play, showing off the ambitious open-world action RPG being built by former Ubisoft director Patrik Méthé based on the fantasy novel The Bird That Drinks Tears.
During the latest PlayStation State of Play broadcast, publisher Krafton and developer Krafton Montreal Studio gave players a proper look at Project Windless. As originally reported by IGN South Africa, the ambitious single-player open-world action RPG has been a long time coming. The studio is led by game director Patrik Méthé, whose background includes heavy-hitting Ubisoft titles like several entries in the Far Cry series and Rainbow Six Extraction.
The project is based on the popular Korean fantasy novel franchise The Bird That Drinks Tears, often discussed as a potential Korean equivalent to The Witcher. Bringing a distinct and largely unfamiliar literary universe to a global audience is a bold swing for Krafton, moving the publisher beyond its battle royale roots into narrative-driven single-player territory. With Méthé at the helm, the team is clearly aiming for the kind of cinematic scale and systemic open-world design that defined his previous work, but applied to a fresh cultural mythos.
For players who track studio pedigree and major publisher shifts, Project Windless is shaping up as one of the most interesting upcoming releases to watch. While we still need to see actual gameplay and understand how deep the RPG mechanics go, the creative firepower behind the studio gives this reveal serious weight. As single-player experiences continue to anchor a huge part of the gaming conversation alongside our daily multiplayer staples, this adaptation could easily become a major franchise to follow across console and PC.
Tags: Project Windless, Krafton, Action RPG, PlayStation State of Play, Open World
Original article: IGN South Africa