Riot Games Is Possibly Developing A Third-Person Action RPG With Roguelike Mechanics

The dev behind League of Legends, Riot Games, has had its hands full recently with a plethora of in-dev projects. However, a new game formerly in R&D may have just been discovered. The Twitter page dedicated to sharing LoL leaks and news, @LeagueOfLeaks, has recently dug up a new action RPG title from the LinkedIn profile of Zoey Wikstrom —a dev at Riot Games. It is seemingly a third-person action RPG with roguelike mechanics.

New Riot Action RPG Game | #LeagueOfLegends
Riot Games would be developing a 3rd-person Action RPG in Unreal Engine 5.

Some mentioned features of the game:
> Multiplayer
> Roguelike mechanics
> 'Daily' quests
> Seasonal model
> Enemy factions
> Crafting materials
> Would have a… pic.twitter.com/cR2IZhboZs

— League Of Legends Leaks & News (@LeagueOfLeaks) January 30, 2024

The unnamed game includes a ton of features that make it sound quite enticing. It is a multiplayer title possibly in development using Unreal Engine 5 that will feature a seasonal model with some roguelike elements. There will be enemy factions, crafting materials, daily quests, and more. It may also get a mobile version, but a console release is unconfirmed.

These details were originally mentioned in the LinkedIn profile of the dev but have since been removed, likely after the tweet went live.

Riot Games is currently brewing a bundle of projects behind the scenes, with limited to no public knowledge about them. Project F comes close when the aforementioned game features are compared. However, there are still noticeable differences between the two, like roguelike mechanics and the third-person aspect. So, the leaked details may be for one of the already-known titles.

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It is also unclear if the game has actually gone into the dev phase. The dev’s LinkedIn profile discussed the title when it was in the research and development stage; it may never have started development for all we know currently. The recent layoffs that saw an 11% reduction in staff at Riot Games may also have affected the production of this secret entry. Some projects were scaled down, but none were canceled in the process.

All in all, it is best to trek through this leak with a huge pinch of salt after considering all the factors at play here.