Disco Elysium founder has "bad news" for those waiting for a Disco sequel Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Disco Elysium founder has "bad news" for those waiting for a Disco sequel ZA/UM's Martin Luiga has revealed the involuntary departure of its lead writers and artist News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Oct. 3, 2022 36 comments One of the founders of Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM has revealed the "involuntary" departure of three staff from the company in a blog post. Martin Luiga said that designer and founder Robert Kurvitz, writer Helen Hindpere, and art director Aleksander Rostov had ceased working for ZA/UM at the end of 2021. Luiga described their departure as "bad news for the loving fans that are waiting for the Disco sequel". Watch on YouTube Astrid (RPS in Peace) found Disco Elysium fascinating. The Medium post, titled The Dissolution Of The ZA/UM Cultural Association, was more than slightly cryptic, and didn't explain what had led to the staff leaving ZA/UM. "The reason for dissolving the cultural organization is that it no longer represents the ethos it was founded on. People and ideas are meant to be eternal; organizations may well be temporary," Luiga said. "For a while, it was beautiful," he continued. "My sincerest thanks to all that have rooted for us." Rostov later tweeted to confirm that he, Hindpere and Kurvitz had indeed left ZA/UM. In a statement issued to Eurogamer, ZA/UM addressed the departures. "Like any video game, the development of Disco Elysium was and still is a collective effort, with every team member's contribution essential and valued as part of a greater whole," a ZA/UM spokesperson said. "At this time, we have no further comment to make other than the ZA/UM creative team's focus remains on the development of our next project, and we are excited to share more news on this with you all soon." Alice Bee felt Disco Elysium was brilliant, but not without faults, in her review. "It's a great, bleak rumination on the failings of humanity on a macro and micro level. But not without hope," she said. "A masterpiece, but flawed, and proof positive that if ZA/UM can do flawed masterpiece for their first outing, they might already be chipping away the flaws in time for their next." Whatever ZA/UM are working on next, it sounds like it'll be set in space. Disco Elysium is on Steam, the Epic Games Store and GOG for £35/$40/€40. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 22 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here