Callisto Protocol dev’s spin-off ‘Redacted’ confirms launch plans

Striking Distance Studios has confirmed its roguelike Callisto Protocol spin-off, Redacted, will launch for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC on October 31.

Previously known as ‘Project Birdseye’, Redacted is an action roguelike game set in the same universe as the 2022 survival horror game, which Striking Distance says is being worked on by a small team, alongside its next full-scale game.

“Redacted takes you deep into Black Iron Prison, a high-tech correctional facility on Jupiter’s icy moon, Callisto,” reads a description for the game.

“Inmates are infected and mutating, security systems are indiscriminate, and other survivors are trying to escape by any means necessary.

“And though you’re just a modest security guard with one job – make it to the last escape pod alive – you’ll have an arsenal of weapons, suits, skills, experiments, and more to help you get out of Black Iron Prison alive.”

Striking Distance says Redacted is about “fighting, dying, dying again, dying some more, and adapting, taking the classic roguelike formula and cranking it to eleven”.

According to the developer, the game includes all the “greatest hits” of the roguelike genre, like unlimited replayability, strategic build metas, progression through death, powerful upgrades, and speed running challenges.

“Don’t worry though, because we’ve thrown in a few new ideas to ensure each run hits a little different,” an announcement adds, detailing the following features: