Oddworld Inhabitants and Frima Studios started work on something new. The Oddworld franchise is going to get a new installment, and it’s going to be more dark and sinister than ever before! It’s called Soulstorm – it is going to be a reimagined version of Abe’s Odyssey, making Abe’s adventure one of the most hopeless title. (Just look at that image here!)

Soulstorm will be out by the end of 2017. As the official statement says, „Soulstorm picks up from Abe‘s genesis and directly follows on from the overthrow of RuptureFarms and the liberation of his blighted workmates. Having defeated Molluck The Glukkon, his former boss and RuptureFarms’ meanest inhabitant, Abe soon finds himself–along with 300 newly emancipated Mudokons–without food, water or a place to call home. Stranded alone in the desert, they find solace in a strange new brew–a delicious drink that has insidious ramifications for their newfound freedom. Witness Abe‘s horrifying conflict with a terrifying new machination. A fresh narrative–a complete story retake inspired by our original tale. A big visual and cinematic leap aiming to break new ground for Oddworld. Intelligent new mechanics, twisted new devices enabling highly explosive deviousness. A dark parable that tells an epic tale of a volatile society pushed to its limits.”

Unfortunately, no platforms have been revealed for the game. If we had to guess, Oddworld: Soulstorm would be on PS4, PS Vita, and PC. (Also maybe the Wii U… or the NX, seeing how the new Nintendo platform is keep getting rumored to be out in a year or so…)