{"id":367647,"date":"2025-10-26T05:51:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T05:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/the-developers-behind-sonic-mania-are-working-on-an-original-3d-platformer\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T05:51:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T05:51:55","slug":"the-developers-behind-sonic-mania-are-working-on-an-original-3d-platformer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-developers-behind-sonic-mania-are-working-on-an-original-3d-platformer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Developers Behind Sonic Mania Are Working On An Original 3D Platformer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/the-developers-behind-sonic-mania-are-working-on-an-original-3d-platformer.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Sonic Mania\" typeof=\"Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Evening Star, a team made up of developers responsible for Sonic Mania, has announced it\u2019s working on an original 3D platformer. It\u2019ll be the debut title for the studio, which formed in 2018\u00a0and is led by creative director and Sonic Mania\u2019s marquee\u00a0designer, Christian Whitehead.<\/p>\n<p>There are\u00a0only a few small clues as to what the game entails. One of them is a silhouette on the <a href=\"https:\/\/eveningstar.studio\/games.html\">blog post<\/a> announcing the game, which hints at a shorter character with a long tail with either a bow or perhaps a heavy object at the end of it. The game is being made using\u00a0the studio\u2019s proprietary\u00a0Star Engine, which the team says specializes in\u00a0rendering non-realistic, stylized 3D games. Whatever this platformer is, it appears to be very early in development; the team has job postings for a 3D Artist, Engine Programmer, Gameplay Programmer, Level Designer. Evening Star also states it\u2019s looking for a publisher.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whitehead and his crew released Sonic Mania back in 2017, and it was heralded as the best Sonic game in years (check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/games\/sonic_mania\/b\/xboxone\/archive\/2017\/08\/14\/sonic-mania-game-informer-review.aspx\">review<\/a>). The idea of any follow-up from the people responsible would be exciting given that game\u2019s quality, but a 3D platformer\u00a0sounds especially fitting. It will be fun to watch this game slowly take shape in the coming months and years.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/2021\/10\/01\/the-developers-behind-sonic-mania-are-working-on-an-original-3d-platformer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evening Star, a team made up of developers responsible for Sonic Mania, has announced it\u2019s working on an original 3D platformer. It\u2019ll be the debut title for the studio, which formed in 2018\u00a0and is led by creative director and Sonic Mania\u2019s marquee\u00a0designer, Christian Whitehead. There are\u00a0only a few small clues as to what the game entails. One of them is a silhouette on the blog post announcing the game, which hints at a shorter character with a long tail with either a bow or perhaps a heavy object at the end of it. The game is being made using\u00a0the studio\u2019s proprietary\u00a0Star Engine, which the team says specializes in\u00a0rendering non-realistic, stylized 3D games. 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