summary
- ZA/UM has announced the mobile port for its hit game Disco Elysium.
- Fans are already upset considering the number of core team members left the studio.
- The mobile port is tuned to be optimized for short play sessions.
meanwhile Disco Elysium Already portable on platforms like the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck, a new, complete “re-imagination” of the project is revealed for mobile platforms.
Many recent announcements from Za/UM, creator of Disco Elysium’s “original” leave fans with a sour taste in their mouths. Despite owning rights to one of the biggest CRPGs of recent years, the company currently lacks many original team members behind the most popular games.
Therefore, recent announcements like Za/UM’s upcoming game project C4 are filled with player scrutiny. “We brought you Disco ElysiumMany fans rebutted in comments that the actual team is behind it. Disco Elysium It’s gone now.
Additionally, past team members who want to maintain the original spirit have announced three independent disco-inspired projects, divided into three separate teams. Disco Now it’s a fragment of their former self.
With all this in mind, it’s no wonder Za/UM’s latest announcement for Disco Elysium Mobile Port, which will be released on the Google Play Store in the summer of 2025, has caused massive disruption.
Despite appearing as a definitely OK port, fans and critics likewise completely disciplined Za/um repurposed their most outstanding work and compared it to short content like Tiktok.
The mobile ports of large indie games are often the route to success, and games like Baratoro have made a huge success in moving to mobile platforms. When porting games to mobile, a whole new audience will gain experiences of being relegated to consoles and PCs previously.
Why bring Disco Elysium to mobile?
In a recent release shared through IGN, studio head Dennis Havel hasbel’s mobile port Disco Elysium It was created for very similar reasons to these other mobile ports.
We captivate Tiktok users with quick hits of engaging stories, art and audio, and ultimately create a whole new, deeply engaging entertainment.
To be fair, the mobile port of the game looks like a “complete reimagining” of the gamethere is a whole new system aimed at giving a complete character portrait and a unique spin on the fantastic detective mystery of disco to the mobile experience.
Nevertheless, Studio Head says the new port aims to attract recent contradictions within Tiktok users and ZA/UM’s own studio. Your average disco fan is barely excited, especially about the outspoken unnecessary mobile ports.
Disco Elysium It is best known for its long, detailed storyline. In it, players make constant decisions in a winding story filled with hours of voice acting and dialogue. Honestly, it doesn’t sound like the best game to translate to mobile.
As mentioned above, the most successful game with mobile ports Baratoro Others like Roblox, Mario Kart Tour, and Bloons TD6 all have enough basic gameplay loops to experience in a few minutes’ play sessions.
It’s hard to imagine for a long time Disco Segments like body investigations and long theoretical arguments with characters like Tomir Hom within small mobile sessions. and With the new build being touted as “optimized for short play sessions,” I’m wondering what has been changed and, worse, what has been potentially cut.
Deep discussion is a very important part of the game, and it is difficult to imagine maintaining the same appeal while reducing the number of games on this new platform. Fans seem to be in a massive agreement, along with typical comments asking if this is an “out-of-season April Fool’s Day joke.”
More importantly, most fans don’t consider Za/um to be a “true” creator. Disco Elysiummost commenters state that this port is an almost dishonest reconsideration from the hands of the company that tores IP from the people behind it.
That said, it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Whether these upcoming titles are authentic and suitable to be created under ZA/UM is still debate.
