AFK Arena creator Lilith Games is going cross-platform with Farlight 84, a battle royale game that may be a sign of shifting trends among traditionall
If you’ve popped open the iOS App Store lately, you’ve probably spotted the works of Lilith Games somewhere on the front page. Both AFK Arena and Rise of Kingdoms have risen toward the top of the App Store charts, giving the company solid footing in both the mobile strategy and RPG genres. With that kind of success it’s notable that the Shanghai-based studio’s next game, Farlight 84, marks both a business and genre shift for the company. It’s a third-person PvP shooter with a new riff on the battle royale format, and it’s a cross-platform releasing on iOS, Android and PC, with an open beta planned for June. After the huge success of Genshin Impact last year it’s not surprising to see more mobile companies interested in releasing games that can compete on both the PC and mobile marketplaces. Senior technical game designer Jijuan “Jeremy” Liu explained to Gamasutra that Lilith Games decided to take aim at the battle royale genre despite its saturation by major triple-A companies by basing the game around a new format: “HUNT Mode.
