One of the biggest announcements from The Game Awards 2020 was the reveal ofThe Callisto Protocol, aDead Spacespiritual successor developed by Glen Schofield and Striking Distance Studios.The Callisto Protocolhas generated quite a bit of excitement, with the developers aiming for it to be one of the scariest video games ever made. Unfortunately for horror fans, information onThe Callisto Protocolhas been hard to come by since its initial announcement, with the exception of some concept art Schofield shared recently.

Last month, in recognition ofThe Thing’s anniversary, Schofield showed off some fresh concept art forThe Callisto Protocol. This newCallisto Protocolconcept art appears to show a bulbous, bloated, humanoid monster of some kind that’s dripping with a thick substance of some kind, possibly blood. It’s a menacing-looking creature and is standing in a futuristic but grimy doorway, presumably in the Black Iron prison colony where the game takes place.

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The Callisto Protocolmonster in the image is somewhat difficult to see, though that’s likely by design. Meanwhile, the only other detail worth noting is that the art clearly hasDead Spacevibes. The lighting and style invoke Schofield’s 2008 sci-fi horror masterpiece, and that’s not surprising when one considers thatCallisto Protocolis clearly meant to be aspiritual successor to theDead Spacefranchise.

Of course, theDead Spacefranchise itself is making a comeback of its own now. Months removed fromThe Callisto Protocol’s reveal, it’s been confirmed that EA Motive is developing aDead Spaceremake. And while the two horror games may wind up being similar, there are definitely things aboutThe Callisto Protocolthat will ensure it stands out from the pack.

One big reason whyThe Callisto Protocolwill stand out is due to its connection toPUBG. Some may not even realize this, butThe Callisto Protocolis set in thePUBGuniverse, tying it directly to the mega popular battle royale game. How exactly that will play out remains to be seen, but horror game fans will just have to standby for more details.

The Callisto Protocolis also aiming to be the start of a brand new media franchise beyond just video games.The Walking Deadcreator Robert Kirkmanis teaming with Striking Distance Studios to expandThe Callisto Protocolinto other mediums. What all that will entail exactly remains to be seen, but withThe Callisto Protocolaiming for release next year, hopefully fans find out more about the game sooner rather than later.

The Callisto Protocolis in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X for release in 2022.