Riot Games has announced Project K , a physical card game set in the League of Legends universe. The title, scheduled to debut in China in early 2025, promises a strategic experience with various game modes, including 1v1 duels and multiplayer confrontations such as 2v2 or free-for-all.
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Unlike Legends of Runeterra , Project K is a brand new product that only utilizes some of the design and art philosophies already present in the developer's games.
A new approach to the League of Legends universe
A Chinese partner will be responsible for distributing Project K, not Riot Games directly. Global publication of the game is still contingent on negotiations with other publishers in different regions, according to the developers.
The development team, led by Dave Guskin and Chengran Chai, is betting on building a robust competitive ecosystem, with national and even international tournaments. According to Riot, the game will eventually be available in multiple languages, thus attempting to attract players from around the world and expand its fanbase.
Similarities and differences between Project K and Legends of Runeterra
Although it shares design elements, such as customization inspired by League of Legends , Project K is an independent work and not a physical adaptation of Legends of Runeterra . Riot emphasized the creation of its own mechanics and a gameplay style geared towards in-person and community interactions, highlighting the physical format as a differentiator in the card game market.
Riot strategically chose to launch the game in China to tap into the vast local market, but plans to expand to other countries based on initial success and the response from the global community.
In addition to Project K, Riot Games has invested in a number of new projects. Highlights include the highly anticipated fighting game 2XKO and an MMO that is still in development. Furthermore, another planned release for next year is the Arcane Box Set . This will be a limited edition of pre-order cards, scheduled for early 2024.