North Beach Games, current publisher of 2020’s popular survival crafting game Stranded Deep alongside Beam Team Games, has revealed that a long-awaited sequel is officially in the works at a newly-formed studio, North Beach Games Prague.
Joining the ranks of other publisher/creator outfits, North Beach’s new setup in the Czech Republic’s capital features talent from Beam Team including the creator of the original game, Sam Edwards, as well as other sandbox/survival games like Space Engineers, and has said it’ll have staff both on-site and working remotely.
The focus for the studio from the get-go will be the creation and support of games in the survival crafting genre, which makes sense given that North Beach already backs a catalogue of them that includes Stranded Deep, 7 Days to Die and The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria.
“We’re super excited to be kicking off the development of Stranded Deep 2 with our new development team, North Beach Games Prague,” Edwards says in a press release. “Tomáš and his talented team will be a great partner to build out the studio as we look to the future of the franchise and explore new horizons.”
“We couldn’t be more excited to bring Sam and Tomáš into the North Beach Games fold, heading up our new Prague development studio,” adds John Miller, CEO of North Beach Games. “We’ve worked with both of them for years as partners, so to all be on the same team is a great feeling and will allow us to do even more exciting work together in the survival crafting space. After all of the volatility in the market and industry for the past year, the time feels right to start this next chapter of our business, carving our own path towards a positive future for our company.”
Little other information has been revealed about Stranded Deep 2, but you can visit the official website and sign up for email updates right here.
