Dishonored creator wants to work on Dishonored 3; reveals Arkane has “three versions” already planned

Arkane Studios’ Dishonored is one of the most underrated franchises ever made, and a third game likely isn’t happening following the second’s unsatisfying sales. After creating Dishonored, director and Arkane co-founder Raphaël Colantonio moved onto Prey, and later left Arkane to found WolfEye Studios which released the underrated Weird West.

Speaking on the Quad Damage podcast, Colantonio revealed that he not only had plans for Dishonored 3, but would love the opportunity to work on the third game. However, after leaving Arkhane in 2017, it seems like he won’t have a chance to create the sequel of his dreams.

Three Dishonored 3 versions have already been planned

On the podcast, Colantonio explained that “the last thing I wanted to do for the next four years of my life was Dishonored 2” after releasing the first game in 2012. While the main Arkane team would work on the sequel and Death of the Outsider, the series’ creator created the amazing reboot of Prey.

When asked about working on the series again, the creator said: “I’d love to. I mean, we’re talking totally hypothetically at this point. I could see myself working on Dishonored 3 right now because it’s been so long that, you know, why not?”

In fact, Colantonio already had plans for a third game, and so did Deathloop director Dinga Bakaba, as well as creative director Harvey Smith. So, not only is there a possibility for a third game at Arkane if the studio’s new Microsoft overlords allow it, but there’s three planned avenues to go down.

“I had a document about Dishonored 3. Harvey [Smith] has a document about Dishonored 3. I think Dinga [Bakaba] has one too. Which of those three versions will ever see the day, now we’re talking about science fiction at this point,” Colantonio said.

Colantonio’s work on Dishonored and Prey led to some fantastic games, but his work away from the studio has also been standout. Weird West is one hell of a gem—one a lot more gamers should play—and seeing the creator work anywhere is always great.