The Callisto Protocol Launches December 2nd, 2022
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As part of the Geoff Keighley-hosted Summer Games Fest, developer Striking Distance Studios has treated us with not just a brand new extended trailer, but also firm release date for The Callisto Protocol.
The atmospheric sci-fi single-player survival horror game is now penciled in for release on December 2nd, 2022. The Callisto Protocol launches simultaneously on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One.
As for the new trailer, the Dead Space influence courses throughout, leaning heavily on the bleak tones and gory visuals. The claustrophobic corridors, over-the-shoulder third-person perspective, and disturbing brand of horror will be familiar to fans of Visceral Games’ cult title as evidenced in this latest peek at The Callisto Protocol.
Check it out below.
Glen Schofield, the creative force behind Dead Space, is leading The Callisto Protocol’s development. The game was originally intended to exist within the same universe as battle royale PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but a recently as last month Schofield revealed the game had developed enough to warrant its own dedicated world. Last month, Schofield took to Twitter to explain:
“The Callisto Protocol is its own story and world. It no longer takes place in the PUBG Universe. It was originally part of the PUBG timeline, but grew into its own world. PUBG is awesome, & we will still have little surprises for fans, but TCP is its own world, story and universe.”
As for this new setting, The Callisto Protocol takes place on the titular Callisto, a moon to celestial giant Jupiter. You jump in as Jacob Lee, an inmate tasked with getting to the bottom of a mystery outbreak affecting the incarcerated population at the Black Iron Prison.
Once again for those at the back, The Callisto Protocol launches on December 2nd, 2022, for PC, PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
