14 DAY TRIAL // Digital Extremes, the studio behind critically-acclaimed Warframe free-to-play sci-fi coop game, announced over the weekend a brand-new IP called Soulframe. Revealed during TennCon 2022, Soulframe is a free-to-play, original IP, developed by the studio behind Warframe.
The cinematic trailer that introduced the new game invokes themes of romanticism and fantasy, and it’s quite cryptic. Unlike Warframe, which is a sci-fi shooter that plays from a third-person perspective, Soulframe is a first-person fantasy AAA game that focuses on melee combat.
“With Soulframe’s worldbuilding and thematic elements, we are really looking to go back to our childhood favorites and pull inspiration from the elaborate fantasy worlds that we fell in love with growing up,” said Soulframe Creative Director Geoff Crookes.
Not much else is known about Soulframe, but Digital Extremes promised to make the entire development process completely transparent and collaborative, shaped alongside players. However, players can visit the game’s website for an interactive puzzle before registering their email for updates and the opportunity to reserve their in-game name by choosing their Envoy.
In related news, Digital Extremes has taken the wraps off Warframe’s next major expansion, The Duviri Paradox. The new expansion brings story-driven open world systems like never before and is expected to arrive on all platforms later this winter. A cinematic gameplay demo for The Duviri Paradox expansion has been released too.
Last but not least, Digital Extreme announced a partnership with Airship Syndicate, the studio behind Darksiders Genesis and Battle Chaser: Nightwar, for the development of a new triple A character-based, online action RPG. The free-to-play, original IP will be fully revealed later this year during Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards.