{"id":628298,"date":"2026-03-26T19:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/frostpunk-publisher-announces-deep-morally-ambiguous-narrative-driven-rpg-project-vitriol"},"modified":"2026-03-26T19:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:42:40","slug":"frostpunk-publisher-announces-deep-morally-ambiguous-narrative-driven-rpg-project-vitriol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/frostpunk-publisher-announces-deep-morally-ambiguous-narrative-driven-rpg-project-vitriol\/","title":{"rendered":"Frostpunk publisher announces &#8220;deep, morally ambiguous narrative-driven RPG&#8221; Project Vitriol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/frostpunk-publisher-announces-deep-morally-ambiguous-narrative-driven-rpg-project-vitriol.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\n11 Bit Studios, the developer behind the acclaimed likes of This War of Mine and Frostpunk, has unveiled its latest publishing partnership, a &#8220;deep, morally ambiguous narrative-driven RPG&#8221; currently going by the codename Project Vitriol.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWhile 11 Bit is publishing and assisting with Project Vitriol, the game is actually the work of Polish developer Fool&#8217;s Theory &#8211; a &#8220;collective of AAA veterans&#8221; with previous credits on The Witcher 2 and 3. Its previous title, open-world RPG Seven: The Days Long Gone, released in 2017, and the studio has also lent support to the likes of Outriders and Divinity Original Sin 2.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAs for Project Vitriol, 11 Bit Studios says the &#8220;deep, morally ambiguous narrative-driven RPG&#8221; is &#8220;of a scale and scope not previously undertaken by the publisher&#8221;, and Fool&#8217;s Theory CEO and project lead Jakub Rokosz had a little more to say as part of its announcement. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/frostpunk-publisher-announces-deep-morally-ambiguous-narrative-driven-rpg-project-vitriol\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/frostpunk-publisher-announces-deep-morally-ambiguous-narrative-driven-rpg-project-vitriol\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 Bit Studios, the developer behind the acclaimed likes of This War of Mine and Frostpunk, has unveiled its latest publishing partnership, a &#8220;deep, morally ambiguous narrative-driven RPG&#8221; currently going by the codename Project Vitriol. While 11 Bit is publishing and assisting with Project Vitriol, the game is actually the work of Polish developer Fool&#8217;s Theory &#8211; a &#8220;collective of AAA veterans&#8221; with previous credits on The Witcher 2 and 3. Its previous title, open-world RPG Seven: The Days Long Gone, released in 2017, and the studio has also lent support to the likes of Outriders and Divinity Original Sin 2. 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