When Striking Distance Studios announced The Callisto Protocol, fans were thrilled at the prospect of a survival horror game set in the same universe as Krafton’s massively successful battle royale PUBG. It seems as though things might not have worked out well for these narrative connections, and the developer has now revealed that the two games don’t share the same universe.
CEO of Striking Distance Studios Glen Schofield took to Twitter to reveal this information, explaining that while the game was originally a part of the PUBG universe (set 300 years in the future) – it has now grown out into its own world. He said that while there will be some little surprises here and there (seemingly in the name of fanfare), fans shouldn’t expect much in the name of narrative connections and overarching lore.
This revelation isn’t too surprising, since Schofield previously stated in an interview that the connections between the two games wouldn’t be very deep in the first place. We also recently got to know that The Callisto Protocol might be headed over to PS4 and Xbox One as well – read more on that through here.
FYI @CallistoTheGame is its own story and world. It no longer takes place in the PUBG Universe. It was originally part of the PUBG timeline, but grew into its own world. PUBG is awesome, &we will still have little surprises for fans, but TCP is its own world, story and universe.
— Glen A. Schofield (@GlenSchofield) May 26, 2022
