There was a ton of buzz round Dishonored’s future, following a slightly innocuous submit on X.
Dishonored is definitely among the finest stealth-action video games on the market. The Arkane-developed recreation made waves for its open-ended degree design, permitting gamers to take down targets and full aims by combining their powers or utilizing the world round them to their benefit. It additionally had a particularly distinctive setting with a steampunk-inspired aesthetic and a layered universe infested by a rat plague. There’s not likely the rest fairly prefer it, which was acknowledged by followers and critics alike. IGN gave Dishonored a 9.2 again in 2012, and the sport was showered in awards along with respectable gross sales.
A sequel adopted in 2016 and was met with comparable crucial acclaim, however the gross sales did not observe. Dishonored 2 was thought-about a disappointment commercially, and ever since, the franchise’s future has remained unsure. Arkane’s Austin-based studio shut its doorways in 2024 following the disappointing launch of Redfall, however Arkane Lyon stays lively and is engaged on Marvel’s Blade.
Nevertheless, some are hoping that current fan curiosity might revive Dishonored. A recent X post praising Dishonored went viral, racking up over 10 million views and over 33,000 likes on the platform. A whole lot of followers joined in to share their love of Dishonored and inspired others to provide it an opportunity in the event that they have not. Arkane even personally thanked the unique poster for taking part in and having fun with the sport. Another post stated that the dialogue could have single-handedly saved the Dishonored franchise.
Thanks for taking part in.
— Arkane Studios (@ArkaneStudios) April 28, 2026
Though that’s a particularly optimistic view, it is onerous to think about that being the case. Social media is commonly an echo chamber the place algorithms present customers issues they’re fascinated by. Whereas it would not be stunning if some individuals found Dishonored by means of this discourse, the hype would not appear to be mirrored within the participant numbers on SteamDB. Each Dishonored video games have fewer than 1,000 gamers on Steam and have every peaked at round 800 gamers within the final 24 hours.
It does look like Dishonored 3 could have been within the works in some unspecified time in the future. In 2023, a leaked Microsoft doc revealed the sport was within the works again in 2020 and was concentrating on a launch in fiscal yr 2024. Sadly, nothing has ever come from that. Whereas it is attainable the sport was delayed, different tasks in that doc have since launched, together with the Oblivion remaster, Doom: The Darkish Ages (beforehand often called Doom Yr Zero), and Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle. One different notable mission from that doc that hasn’t surfaced but is a remaster of Fallout 3, however rumors point out that’s nonetheless within the works whereas there was nothing however silence for Dishonored 3.
Perhaps Xbox will give Arkane the go-ahead to pursue one other Dishonored recreation sooner or later, particularly because the platform tries to rebuild goodwill after a tough era. Nevertheless, even when that did occur, it is unlikely we would see Dishonored 3 till the early 2030s, provided that Marvel’s Blade nonetheless appears to be a yr or two away from releasing.
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