Dragon Age: Inquisition's lead narrative designer is making an adventure game world "where the ordinary starts to feel like it is hiding something"
Studio Reset, a new independent game studio, is founded by veterans from BioWare, including the lead narrative designer of Dragon Age: Inquisition. Their debut project is described as a neon-noir supernatural mystery game set in a stylized Canadian city. The game aims to modernize the adventure genre while focusing on player engagement and meaningful replayability.
- ▪Studio Reset is founded by former BioWare developers, including Kaelin Lavallée, Kris Schoneberg, and Francis Lacuna.
- ▪The studio's first game will feature multiple investigators and a unique approach to clue-solving called 'parallax deduction'.
- ▪The game is designed to avoid arbitrary puzzle logic and aims to create an atmospheric world where the ordinary hides deeper mysteries.
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Home News Nightingale Dragon Age: Inquisition's lead narrative designer is making an adventure game world "where the ordinary starts to feel like it is hiding something" "No moon logic" in this one Image credit: Studio Reset / Rock Paper Shotgun <img alt="Edwin Evans-Thirlwell avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/edwin-portrait.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="767" height="720" > News by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell News Editor Published on May 21, 2026 Follow Nightingale Efforts to start a blaze by huffing on the embers of BioWare's legacy continue with the announcement of Studio Reset - a new Canadian independent whose members include veterans of Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Anthem.
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