110 former Metro developers are making a sci-fi shooter set in Latin America, with Drive director onboard

More than 110 former Metro series developers have come together as a new studio, known as Reburn, and its first project – La Quimera – is sci-fi shooter set in Latin America that’s being co-written by Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn.

The specifics of the announcement have lead to some confusion as talk of rebranding has gone around, but Reburn essentially appears to Metro developer sub-studio 4A Games Ukraine breaking away from 4A Games’ Malta-based headquarters to do its own thing. As for the 4A Games that remains, it continues to work on a new IP and the next Metro project.

Reburn, though, consists of over 110 former Metro developers, including gameplay designers, artists, sound engineers, and programmers – all led by former 4A Games Ukraine CEO Dmytro Lymar. And its debut project is sci-fi FPS La Quimera, promising “familiar tense gunplay and intimate storytelling” in a futuristic Latin American megalopolis and lush jungle setting.

La Quimera sees players – either going it solo or co-operatively with up to two friends – stepping into the customisable exosuit of a down-on-their-luck PMC soldier battling against rival factions. There’s talk of “unique and highly detailed environments, characters and weapons”, as players experience a world and narrative written and created by Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives, The Neon Demon) and E.J.A. Warren.

You can get a taste of that in La Quimera’s announcement trailer above. But Reburn – which also has a presence in Cyprus alongside its Ukraine and remote teams – says it’ll share more on the PC game, alongside additional “supporting visuals”, in the coming months.