Fallout creator Tim Cain has returned to Obsidian, however what’s he engaged on? He isn’t allowed to say, and says you should not even attempt to guess. Cain additionally shared an replace about his private life and a brand new friendship with a squirrel.
In a YouTube video, Cain mentioned he lately relocated from Seattle to southern California, and one of many first issues that occurred was a squirrel ran as much as him with no worry. “She simply sat there and checked out me, and I shrugged and I am like, ‘What would you like from me? I do not know you.'” Cain fed the critter some walnuts and continues to feed the creature day-after-day when he leaves and comes again residence.
That is how Cain began the video, earlier than stepping into his return to Obsidian. He mentioned he is now again on the studio, in-person and full-time. Whereas he has returned to Obsidian, you may additionally see his title seem within the credit of an upcoming unspecified sport that he did contract work for earlier than coming again to Obsidian, he mentioned.
Cain additionally talked about that he did contract work for a number of different video games, however they’re unlikely to be launched. He mentioned the years 2020-2025 had been a “bizarre time within the trade” when a lot of video games started manufacturing after which received canceled, for a wide range of causes. “I actually do not know the standing of all of the video games I contracted on,” he mentioned.
As for his present venture at Obsidian, Cain mentioned he can’t discuss as a result of “that is lined underneath NDA.” He added, “Do not trouble guessing–you’re not going to guess proper.”
Cain was one of many core designers of the 1997 unique Fallout at Interaction Productions. He additionally labored on the sequel, together with video games like South Park: The Stick of Fact and Pillars of Eternity. He was the sport director on The Outer Worlds and a artistic guide for The Outer Worlds 2.
Obsidian has had a busy 2025, releasing Avowed in February 2025, Grounded 2 in July, and The Outer Worlds 2 in October. The studio has no confirmed and introduced upcoming video games, however we do know that Cain is engaged on no matter Obsidian could also be cooking up subsequent.
Cain mentioned he is popping out of “semi-retirement” to return to Obsidian. Earlier than this, he was doing the beforehand talked about contract work, and making movies for his “Cain on Video games” YouTube channel. This channel will proceed going ahead, he mentioned, including that nobody at Obsidian advised him to cease.