The Developer of "The Deserted Light: The Hidden Beast" calls it "the most important work in the series"

　　Advanced Summer Game Festival in 2025, developer Techland officially announced the new derivative work of the "Disappearance" series "Disappearance: Sleeping Beast", and simultaneously released a new real-life trailer. Subsequently, IGN also released a 30-minute live demonstration, showing the core gameplay and screen performance of the game.

Series Director Tymon released a letter to players through official channels, saying that "The Hidden Beast" is the studio's "most ambitious project to date" and is expected to become a new benchmark for the series' reputation. He specifically mentioned that the development team had previously invited many core fans of the series (per capita game duration exceeds 500 hours) to participate in offline trials, and the players' feedback was extremely positive: "Their immersive experience and valuable suggestions provide us with a key direction for the final tuning stage before the release."

　　This game will be officially launched on PC, PlayStation and Xbox platforms on August 22, 2025, continuing the series' iconic open world parkour and zombie survival gameplay, and introducing a new plot and mechanism.