Alcon Entertainment is discussing a big-budget Blade Runner game, co-CEO Andrew Kosove has told IGN. Kosove emphasized the AAA scale of those talks and the importance of letting players interact with the franchise’s world.
IGN’s Virginia Glaze spoke with Kosove and fellow Alcon co-CEO Broderick Johnson ahead of Blade Runner 2099. Both are executive producers of the Prime Video series, and Alcon owns the franchise.
Glaze raised Cyberpunk 2077 as a comparison when asking why Blade Runner had not received a major modern adaptation and whether conversations about one had taken place.
Blade Runner Already Has a Detective-Game Legacy
Westwood Studios’ 1997 adventure offers one answer. Players investigate as detective Ray McCoy, examine evidence and pursue replicants in Los Angeles. Its detective work includes examining photographs with the ESPER machine and comparing clues through the Knowledge Integration Assistant. GOG’s current release runs on Windows, Linux and macOS, keeping that approach available to modern players.
Annapurna Interactive also announced Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth in 2023, set between the original film and Blade Runner 2049, after the Blackout.
The 1997 game remains available to buy on GOG for anyone who wants to try its investigative approach. The franchise’s next screen installment, Blade Runner 2099, arrives on Prime Video on November 25.
Official artwork: Prime Video / Amazon MGM Studios (Blade Runner 2099 television still).
