Ahead of Disco Elysium's fifth anniversary earlier this month, three new studios announced their plans to make games explicitly building on its legacy, joining the two that already had something underway—and plenty of former devs who have filtered out elsewhere in the industry. What does not appear to be in the cards is a direct sequel using Disco's characters or the established world of Elysium.
Studio ZA/UM canceled development on a full sequel to Disco shortly after the departure of three key developers. Those devs, including the setting's creator, alleged financial malfeasance on the part of the company's executives—including two of Disco's producers—while the other side maintains that these developers were fired with cause. Earlier this year, ZA/UM canceled development on a "standalone expansion" to Disco, laying off its developers in the process.
