Author-director Hideo Kojima has a number of new video games within the works, one among which is the horror title OD. Not a lot is thought concerning the recreation, and the current “Knock” trailer raised extra questions than it answered. Now, Kojima has additional mentioned OD, saying it goals to supply one thing new. In fact, that is what most builders would say.
Maybe extra intriguingly, Kojima mentioned with ananweb (translated by Automaton) how he doesn’t know for positive if his concept for OD will even work.
“I am unable to say precisely what it’s but, nor do I do know if it would work out. We have created stealth video games and supply video games which have been not like something earlier than, however system-wise, they have been much like different video games,” he defined, referencing Metallic Gear Strong and Loss of life Stranding. “This time, we’re attempting to alter the service mannequin from the bottom up, so it needs to be fairly difficult. We have packed the trailer stuffed with hints, so when you preserve eager about it, you may determine it out.”
OD was introduced two years in the past this month at The Game Awards 2023. The sport options the actors Hunter Schafer, Sophia Lillis, and the late Udo Kier. Kier died in November aged 81. Kojima stated the SAG-AFTRA strike for online game actors that resulted in July 2025 compelled the staff to reschedule filming for OD till 2026, nevertheless it’s unclear how a lot content material Kier could have recorded previous to his passing.
For OD, Kojima stated he hopes to journey world wide and go to “scary locations” so he can turn into the primary particular person on the planet to scan a ghost and put it right into a recreation. “I need to get an award for that,” he stated.
OD is being made in partnership with Xbox, and when Microsoft made large cuts to the Xbox staff and canceled upcoming video games as a part of a restructuring, some feared that OD might need been lower. Nevertheless, the sport continues to be on the best way.
Kojima can be engaged on a recreation with PlayStation known as Physint, so he is clearly retaining fairly busy. Exterior of recreation initiatives, Kojima is working with A24 on a Loss of life Stranding film and has partnered with Disney for a Loss of life Stranding animated sequence.