Deck13, the developer of The Surge series and the recently released Atlas Fallen, is going to develop its next major project codenamed Foxtrot using Unreal Engine 5.
As confirmed by German publication Games Wirtschaft, the studio is not going to leave its Fledge engine behind immediately, as the studio is continuing to work on Atlas Fallen, planning to introduce a variety of improvements and release the Wielder of the Gods expansion next year. The studio's Unreal Engine 5-powered project Foxtrot is planned for 2026 and will be subsidized by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs with more than €5 million.
With so many developers moving on to the Unreal Engine 5, it seems like the latest version of the engine by Epic will power the biggest games launching in the coming years. Among the studios that have moved onto the engine is CD Projekt Red, which is developing the next entry in The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 series with it. The passage to UE5 development is proving for the Polish developer to be a challenge but also an opportunity, as there's space to do something awesome with it, according to Cyberpunk 2077 lead quest designer Pavel Sasko.
As mentioned above, the last game by Deck13 to be powered by the Fledge engine before moving on to the Unreal Engine 5 is Atlas Fallen. You can learn more about it in my review.
With its unique premise and setting, Atlas Fallen could have been one of the best action games of the year, but its mediocre combat system, dull open-world areas, and lack of interesting characters drag the experience down. The full package ends up being just a decent game for those willing to look past its most critical shortcomings.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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