Project Spirits, the next major IP of Shift Up—developer of Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory: NIKKE—is rumored to be the studio’s answer to anime giants like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. It also runs on Unreal Engine 5, according to a series of job postings.
As of Nov. 24, there are numerous job openings for Project Spirits on the official Shift Up website, including level designer, VFX artist, character artist, and more. Most of the job descriptions list Unreal Engine 5 and related tools as a preferred requirement, with the VFX artist role, for example, requiring three years of VFX experience in Unreal Engine 5 and Niagara.
