Like The Callisto Protocol, Routine takes several cues from the Dead Space franchise. However, it has been in development hell for nearly a decade. Lunar Software initially.
Why it matters: Summer Game Fest showcased a couple of sci-fi horror games on Thursday. One is The Callisto Protocol — the spiritual successor to the Visceral Games classic Dead Space developed by the original title’s team. The other is Routine from Lunar Software and Raw Fury. Like The Callisto Protocol, Routine takes several cues from the Dead Space franchise. However, it has been in development hell for nearly a decade. Lunar Software initially announced it in 2012, with a 2014 release date, but the project went radio silent in 2016, leading many to think the developer canceled the game. Lunar re-revealed the game at Summer Game Fest, but it appears quite different from the Dead Space knockoff it showed off all those years ago.
