Want to start a fantasy linkage? "Light and Shadow" development team visits Kojima Studio

Want to start a fantasy linkage? "Light and Shadow" development team visits Kojima Studio

Jul 25 2025

  The news that the development team of "Light and Shadow: Expedition Team No. 33" recently visited Kojima Studio has sparked heated discussions among players. Everyone is looking forward to the dark horse RPG being able to connect with the newly released "Death Stranding 2". If these two works, which are both popular candidates for the 2025 Game Awards, can cooperate across the border, they will surely create a surprising spark.

Hyuo Kojima, who established his industry status for the "Metal Equipment" series, has always been known for his cinematic narrative and innovative gameplay. His unique character shaping method is fully demonstrated in "Death Stranding" and the sequel. Although the fledgling Sandfall Interactive Studio has only one work, it has won the favor of players with its perfect fusion of diverse gameplay and moving narrative in "Light and Shadow: Expedition No. 33". After Hideo Kojima posted a photo with the development team and the skeleton mascot Ludens on Twitter, publisher Kepler Interactive also followed up with the caption "Kojima + Sandfall + Kepler", but neither party disclosed the details of the meeting, which added a more mysterious color.

Although the two games are very different in terms of theme types, this unexpected encounter has made players think a lot. Previously, Kojima had publicly praised this RPG masterpiece, and set off a wave of discussions with industry giants such as Naughty Dog Neil Druckman and John Romero, the father of Doom. With Sandfall confirming that it will develop new content for the game, whether this meeting indicates in-depth cooperation between the two top teams is becoming a suspense that players around the world are looking forward to.

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