Until Dawn 2 Details Story and Cast, With Firesprite Replacing Supermassive
Sony Interactive Entertainment updated the official website for Until Dawn 2 -The Tragedy of the Cursed Island-, due January 28, 2027 on PS5, with story and character details.
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Why it matters
The sequel keeps the Butterfly Effect branching and Peter Stormare's Dr. Hill but moves development from Supermassive to Firesprite, with AdHoc Studio on story, so the series' choice-driven structure now rests with a different team.
Key Facts
- Until Dawn 2 -The Tragedy of the Cursed Island- is set for release on January 28, 2027 on PS5.
- Firesprite develops the game instead of Supermassive Games, with AdHoc Studio participating in story production.
- The eight protagonists run Dead True, a paranormal video channel, and shoot a new program on Aki Island in the South Pacific.
- Dacre Montgomery is cast as Owen and Tanner Buchanan as Cameron, and Peter Stormare returns as Dr. Hill.
- The standard edition costs 5,480 yen and the digital deluxe edition 6,480 yen.
Eight young people run Dead True, a paranormal video channel known for fake ghost videos, and land a TV station contract. Shooting on Aki Island in the South Pacific, they meet real supernatural phenomena. Firesprite develops instead of Supermassive Games.
The cast includes Dacre Montgomery as Owen, an ambitious host, and Tanner Buchanan as Cameron, who handles scare production. Mina has a strong interest in the paranormal and Nate is the program director. Peter Stormare returns as psychiatrist Dr. Hill, his role in the 2015 game.
The Butterfly Effect system branches the story on player choices and character relationships. All eight can survive, and a scenario where all of them die is also prepared. Firesprite, the UK studio behind Horizon Call of the Mountain, handles development, with AdHoc Studio joining story production. The game is optimized for PS5 Pro, using PSSR2 AI upscaling and ray tracing. The standard edition is 5,480 yen and the digital deluxe edition 6,480 yen.
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