New Dungeons & Dragons Online Game In Development At Starbreeze, Aims For 2026 Release

Knowing what developer Starbreeze pushed out recently, Payday 3 is still being worked on in post-launch. Although many waited over a decade for the newest entry for the series, Payday 3 underperforms in some of its most basic features. The biggest being a requirement for a constant internet connection. However, the team did address it is working to remove this sometime in a future update.

Our review for the game we gave it a 7/10. “There’s some good fun to be had, but it fizzles quickly if you aren’t a dedicated player. […] Unfortunately there aren’t that many missions and playing solo is a difficult endeavor thanks to poor AI.” But now with Payday 3 the team’s current focus, another title is in development as well for Starbreeze as well.

In a recent blog post, Starbreeze announced a new collaboration with Wizards of the Coast on a brand new licensed game for Dungeons & Dragons. The game is said to feature cross-play with a focus on live-service gameplay.

Dungeons and Dragons is having an extraordinary year. Our gaming brands, including Dungeons & Dragons, continue to attract great partners as we execute our plan to grow our digital games portfolio through licensing and development. Our collaboration with Starbreeze is a prime illustration of this strategy. Given their impressive games and passion for Dungeons & Dragons, we are confident that they will create an experience that will delight fans worldwide.

Eugene Evans, Hasbro & Wizards of the Coast Senior Vice President of Digital Strategy and Licensing

“It is hard to imagine a better pairing than Dungeons & Dragons and Starbreeze – both with their foundation in cooperative and community driven experiences, ‘play it your way’ and infinite replayability,” Starbreeze CEO Tobias Sjögren writes. When looking at prospective IPs for our future projects, Dungeons & Dragons was always at the top of our list and I’m incredibly happy to announce this license. I want to thank Wizards of the Coast for being such a great partner.”

Currently dubbed as ‘Project Baxter’, the game is “set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons® will carry the signature Starbreeze game cornerstones of co-operative multiplayer, lifetime commitment through a Games as a Service-model, community engagement and a larger than life experience.”

What has you most intrigued between this collaboration with Starbreeze & Wizards of the Coast?

Project Baxter is aiming for a 2026 release.

Source: Starbreeze