Factsheet

Developer:
Challengers Games
Based in South Korea

Release date:
Coming 2 weeks

Platforms:
Windows
iOS
Android
Xbox Series X
PlayStation 5
Nintendo Switch

Website:
playsecondwave.com

Available From:
Free - Steam

Description

Second Wave is a free-to-play online multiplayer hero-based shooter MOBA set in the world of Armantia. Over the years, wars have been fought over a unique resource that has helped the continent advance in both Science and Technology: The Arcane Stone. Throughout these years, certain characters have risen to prominence, either as Heroes or Exiles, fighting a second generation war for the Arcane Stone. Learn the history of Armantia and its destructive past, and take matters into your own hands through various game modes to unlock the hidden mystery behind The Arcane Stone.

History

Challengers Games was founded in 2022 with the goal of developing games that would be fun and replayable, starting with the first game Project B, as it would be revealed on January 28, 2023 as Second Wave.

The studio was created after Challengers Games CEO Tamura Koji, had worked on the popular MMORPG TERA and had led the development team for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game. Having left Krafton, he was able to negotiate with various companies until finally, the creators of Eternal Return, Nimble Neuron, agreed to allow him to create a subsidiary called Challengers Studio. The studio's first objective was to create a console version of the popular anime battle-royale game, Eternal Return.

Soon after the announcement and interview with Tamura Koji and Kakao Games, the project came to a halt. Challengers Studio was dismantled, and in July 2022 Tamura Koji would re-emerge with his own studio under the name Challengers Games, with no parent company. During this time, he had drawn some sketches and ideas of what he'd like to create, and began writing the story of Second Wave and the lore behind the world of Armantia, the fictional continent where the game takes place.

In August 2022, it was announced quietly that a brand-new game was being developed with the title Project B. On January 28, 2023, the name reveal of Second Wave was unveiled along with key details about the lore of the game. On March 20, 2023, the game's gameplay was unveiled during the studio's presentation at GDC (Game Developers Conference) 2023, along with information that Xbox was providing the studio a special fund through its ID@Xbox program in order to assist the developer in bringing the game to life.

Features

• Shooter
• MOBA
• Anime
• FPS
• TPS
• Hero

Second Wave Credits

Tamura Koji
CEO / PD

Min Park
VP / COO

Bon-Moo Koo
BD

Myeong-Jae Kang
BD

David Angel
CM

Youngho Lee
PM

Contact

Support
community@challengersgames.com

Homepage
playsecondwave.com

Indie DB
indiedb.com/games/second-wave

Twitter
twitter.com/playsecondwave

Studio Site
challengersgames.com