While Sony’s 2024 remake of the Supermassive Games classic Until Dawn did not quite make the splash that the console maker may have been hoping for, it appears as though the release was all part of a larger plan. Following various leaks and rumours, PlayStation have now officially announced Until Dawn 2, featuring a brand new cast in a tropical island location.

Making the official announcement during Sony’s recent State of Play showcase, the console maker unveiled Until Dawn 2. Set to arrive some time next year, this sequel features a brand new cast of characters who are said to be fake ghost-hunting content creators. Of course, things go south and the group then need to try and survive whatever comes their way.

Being a story-focused experience, we did not get many details regarding gameplay, though the trailer did showcase one instance of players having to make a split-second choice. As with the first game, all of the characters can die, and all of them can survive depending on your choices made throughout.

While perhaps not a complete surprise due to prior leaks, the announcement also confirmed that Until Dawn 2 is being developed by an entirely different studio to the original and even the remake, with Firesprite said to be taking on the task.

For the uninitiated, Firesprite is a relatively new part of PlayStation Studios, being acquired back in 2021. Under Sony, the company has released the PSVR 2 exclusive Horizon Call of the Mountain, and was tasked with making a new Twisted Metal game – before being ultimately cancelled.

Given the studio’s VR-ladden roots, it will be interesting to see whether the team manage to successfully bring Until Dawn back into the limelight – and whether it will include support for virtual reality.

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One of the most curious remakes which we’ve received in recent years was that of Until Dawn – released back in October 2024 courtesy of Ballistic Moon Studios. Within months of the game’s launch the studio was said to have been “effectively closed”. Though unconfirmed at the time, Ballistic Moon’s fate has now been revealed, with the studio officially being dissolved.

As reported by Insider-Gaming (who first made claims about Ballistic Moon back in 2025), the studio has now officially been dissolved as of February 2026 – marking the end of what was a relatively short existence.

Founded in 2019, Ballistic Moon was created by ex-devs from SuperMassive Games; the original team behind Until Dawn. The remake served as the studio’s first project and unfortunately was not received too warmly, achieving a Metacritic score of 70 (compared to the original’s 79).

While the title did receive some post-release support, according to Insider-Gaming by December of 2024 “the company had quietly laid off the remaining staff it had kept on board to support the game after launch.”

Based on the new ending cutscene designed for the remake, it is clear that Sony did at one point have plans to expand the Until Dawn universe – especially given the release of the film adaptation. That said, with reviews for the remake being middling, and now the official closure of Ballistic Moon, it’s safe to say that the franchise is going back on ice.

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