Espen

Didn't know about that one. Thanks!

Thanks Emil!

Looking forward to showing off the prototype for The Heirs of Eternity at devcom & gamescom!
Hope to see you there 😊

Thanks Martijn!
Hadn't heard of Shardpunk - I'll give it a try!

I've been waiting for a good successor to XCOM forever and I know plenty of others who have as well. Apart from Chaos Gate: 40K and Phoenix Point I can't even think of any other games of that type. What do you think? Would you play a game like this?
#videogames, #games, #strategygames

Heirs of Eternity WIP screenshot

I'm making a game in the mold of Firaxis' XCOM in a science fantasy setting - think forgotten knowledge, ancient civilizations and fantastical environments. I've been told by several Publishers and investor types that the "XCOM genre" is dead, but that just feels wrong to me.

My talk “From AAA to iii: My journey into poverty” got accepted to Devcom this year!
#ddc2025, #gamedev, #jotungames

I forgot to mention that this is from the Killzone: Shadowfall release party. A colleague had made these really cool Helghast goggles.

Heirs of Eternity running on Laptop

Our game is looking good on the new laptop. Getting ready to show it off at Nordic Game!
#videogames, #gamedev, #indiegames, #heirsofeternity, #jotungames

Including music for Horizon Zero Dawn written by @jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social!
#horizonzerodawn, #heirsofeternity

Last night at #PlaystationTheConcert in the Ziggo Dome! Astonishing production and performances. Super glad we got to celebrate the phenomenal music written by legendary composers, such as @jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social, for some of our industry’s most awesome adventures. Same time next year?

Killzone 4 release party

All this talk of Killzone made me remember this (I'm the one with the Helghast goggles):
#killzone, #gamedev, #videogames

Like Joris (and a lot of other people that I know who worked on KZ) I would love to be involved in a sequel. The nostalgia is strong on this one!
#jorisdeman, #gamedev, #indiegamedev, #videogames, #indiegames, #killzone, #horizonzerodawn, #horizonforbiddenwest

During those twenty(!) odd years I've experienced up close what a talented composer Joris is and he happens to be an incredibly nice guy to too. I'm lucky to have him on board on Heirs of Eternity.

It was the first time I worked with @jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social We ended up working together on basically the whole Killzone franchise and all the Horizon games too.

I saw this article on @techradar.com today and it brought me back. Killzone was the first game I worked on all the way back in 2003.
www.techradar.com/gaming/killz...
jotun-games.com

Absolutely adore the vibe ❤️

#horizonzerodawn, #horizonforbiddenwest

Needless to say Joris is an awesome composer and I'm incredibly excited about this. Can’t wait to hear what he’ll create for us!

A two-time Ivor Novello winner and BAFTA-nominated composer, Joris has 25 years of industry experience in games, TV, and film. He is best known for composing the iconic theme music for Sony Guerrilla’s Killzone and Horizon franchises, bringing worlds to life with his powerful and evocative scores.

I’m thrilled to announce that renowned composer Joris de Man is joining Jotun Games to create the soundtrack and more for Heirs of Eternity!

@jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social

#jorisdeman, #gamedev, #indiegamedev, #videogames, #indiegames, #horizon, #killzone

Now the game is less about inhabiting a dark place and more about taking possession of a wondrous world full of mystery and adventure.

So Heirs of Eternity it is. I hope you like it!
#gamedev #indiegames #jotungames #indiegamedev

Our original tagline was "dark fantasy", so it made sense. As a group we have been moving it towards a lighter tone however.
I guess I always wanted the tone to be hopeful, and now with Mario's colorful art style it definitely is. This is what I love about collaborating with talented people.

I have to admit that changing the name felt awkward at first, but now that I'm used to it I like Heirs of Eternity better. I think it reflects the world and the mood of the game better than the Dark Earth did.

So a bit of an unexpected development for us...
I turns out there is already a game from the nineties called Dark Earth, which looks really cool by the way, so we’re changing the name of our game to… drum roll…

Heirs of Eternity!

Literally my pet peeve

Conventional wisdom suggests that making a game requires either financial resources or a broad set of hands-on skills. Unfortunately, I have neither.
#GameDev

I highly recommend the conference and I'm planning on going again this year. Not to speak this time, but to pitch The Dark Earth 😊
#nordicgame, #thedarkearth, #jotungames

It's a pretty cringeworthy performance, but I think the content still holds up :)
It was only the second time I had been on stage and I was super nervous, but it was still an amazing experience.
The organizers at Nordic were super friendly and helpful throughout and made sure I had a great time.

Espen Sogn - Creating a Living World in Horizon Forbidden West This talk is about how we improved the living world experience for "Horizon Forbidden West". I will explain the thought processes and philosophy behind…

Just realized that a talk that I did in 23 about Horizon: Forbidden West is available on Vimeo:
vimeo.com/830547449