Peter Molyneux shares first details on workshop-tinkering industrialist sim Legacy Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Peter Molyneux shares first details on workshop-tinkering industrialist sim Legacy Inspired by 1984 game The Entrepreneur. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 17 Dec 2021 56 comments Peter Molyneux's 22Cans studio has shared first details on its latest game, a sort of creativity-focussed, workshop-tinkering industrialist sim called Legacy. Legacy is 22Cans' fourth title, following on from the fairly well-received hiking oddity The Trail, the ill-fated Godus, and the largely inexplicable cube-prodding weirdness of Curiosity. Its unveiling comes via a lengthy, if somewhat light on detail, video reveal from Red Bull Gaming, which you can see below. In the video, Molyneux explains that Legacy is inspired by his first-ever game, The Entrepreneur - a sim, released in 1984, about growing a business. Legacy fleshes out that early idea, initially casting players as small-time inventors squirrelled away in a garage workshop. What follows appears to be a game of two distinct, but interlocking halves. The first, unfolding directly within the workshop, emphasises creative freedom. Here, players are able to combine various pre-fabricated building elements to create anything that takes their fancy - whether that be a toy bear, a telephone, or something more outlandish. At a certain point, however, Legacy shifts gears and turns into an experience more closely resembling an industrialist sim. Once those early inventions begin to sell in sufficient numbers, players will need to start focussing on expanding their business empire, hiring workers, securing resources, and building factories to keep up with public demand. Eventually, certain moral conundrums will emerge, forcing players to make decisions about whether they're a good employer or bad employer as they climb the ladder toward corporate supremacy. A view from outside your workshop (Source: Nintendo Life). And that's pretty much all that's been revealed so far. As such, it's kind of hard to get a sense of Legacy's final form, and whether it's aiming more toward novelty tinkering, richer business sim, or some strange spot in-between. Its basic premise sounds solidly appealing though, and its bold, colourful art style is a delight. Hopefully the underlying game can do justice to them both. There's no release date for Legacy yet, but early word seems to suggest it's aiming for launch on PC and mobiles first, with other platforms to follow. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store