Okay, so here's the scoop: Remember how last year, a bunch of studios with ex-Disco Elysium devs popped up, all hinting at making very Disco Elysium-y RPGs? Well, one of them, Dark Math Games, just gave their project a pretty big makeover. What was once XXX Nightshift is now Tangerine Antarctic, and it's not just a name change.

The big switch-up? They've ditched the isometric perspective and gone full-on third-person. It's like they're trying to shake off that "Disco Elysium successor" label, which, let's be honest, has been thrown around with a healthy dose of skepticism. If you remember, there's also Longdue's Hopetown and Summer Eternal's mysterious thing. And don't forget that Robert Kurvitz and Aleksander Rostov, big names from Disco Elysium, are cooking up something at Red Info. Plus, ZA/UM themselves are working on Zero Parades. Phew, it's a lot to keep track of!

According to Dark Math Games founder Timo Albert, the idea behind Tangerine Antarctic is this: you're stuck in the Tangerine Antarctic hotel, located in the World's End ski village at Mount Hope, British Antarctica (yes, really). A blizzard has trapped you there, and, wouldn't you know it, there are some mysterious murders to solve. Apparently, the hotel itself is a major character, designed by an Estonian architect named Kaur Stőőr.

Even though they've changed the perspective, judging from the dialogue snippet they dropped, it still feels like it's cut from the same cloth as Disco Elysium. I mean, that's not necessarily a bad thing, right? The Steam page promises "deep single-player role-playing with seismic choices" and a "unique companion dynamic" to help you crack the case. Your "choices, substances, and experiences" will mess with how you perceive the world, which sounds pretty wild. And get this: they're calling it a "Dopamine Buffet." You can rehearse your moves, dance through crime scenes, drift through parties, or even enjoy doing chores. Apparently, you get better with every little thing you do. Sounds intriguing!

So, imagine Hercule Poirot, but with the ability to bust out the macarena whenever someone kicks the bucket, and also the power to mess with time and space using some "Marafet calculations." I gotta say, it sounds like it could be a blast. But honestly, who knows with these games these days? There is no release date yet, but you can add it to your Steam wishlist.