Sony has officially announced Until Dawn 2, a direct sequel to the 2015 cult horror hit, coming to PlayStation 5 in 2027 with Firesprite – the Liverpool-based PlayStation Studios team – leading development, as reported by Polygon. The sequel follows a crew of ghost-hunting influencers running a paranormal channel called Dead True who stumble into very real horror on the abandoned Akashina Island, with actor Peter Stormare returning as the enigmatic Dr. Hill and the tagline “Everyone can live. Everyone can die” making the stakes bracingly clear. The announcement arrived during a PlayStation State of Play showcase in late May 2026, confirming a franchise revival that has been dormant for nearly a decade.
Here’s the context: the original Until Dawn launched on PS4 in August 2015 as a teen-slasher interactive movie, sold over one million copies within its first few months, and built an enormous second life on YouTube and Twitch – the kind of word-of-mouth horror hit that studios spend years trying to manufacture. Supermassive Games, the original developer, reportedly considered a sequel shortly after launch but ultimately pivoted into its own horror anthology franchises instead, leaving a numbered follow-up in limbo while Sony refreshed the IP with a rebuilt Until Dawn remaster for PS5 and PC that added a new Sam-focused epilogue widely read as groundwork for exactly this kind of franchise push. Firesprite, acquired by Sony in 2021, previously co-developed Horizon Call of the Mountain for PS VR2, making Until Dawn 2 its first major non-VR narrative release as a fully integrated PlayStation Studios team – a significant step up in profile.
Honestly, the most interesting thing about this announcement is not that the sequel exists, but that Supermassive Games is entirely absent from it. Supermassive created the formula, has spent the years since refining it across The Dark Pictures anthology and The Quarry, and is currently working on projects like Directive 8020 – yet Sony handed the keys of their most recognisable horror brand to a studio whose narrative credentials are built largely on a VR spinoff. Firesprite has PlayStation backing and real production muscle, but “promising a more refined choice system” is exactly the kind of vague pre-launch language that covers for not yet having specifics to show – and given that Sony‘s ongoing exclusive strategy is under increasing scrutiny, a 2027 PS5-only release from an unproven narrative studio is a bet worth watching closely. The formula works – the question is whether Firesprite understands why it works well enough to replicate it without the people who invented it.
What remains unclear is whether Until Dawn 2 will remain a PlayStation 5 exclusive long-term or eventually follow the remaster to PC, something Sony has not addressed. It is also unknown how the “more refined choice system” actually differs mechanically from the original’s branching paths – no gameplay beyond the announcement trailer has been shown. The 2027 window itself deserves scrutiny; it is a release year filling up fast with major titles, and given that even confirmed 2027 games are already slipping, a newly announced sequel with no gameplay footage should be treated as a target rather than a date. Watch for the next PlayStation State of Play for any movement on cast reveals or extended gameplay.
Are you on board with Firesprite taking over the franchise, or does Supermassive‘s absence kill some of the excitement for you? And does handing a beloved horror IP to a studio without a major narrative title on its CV signal confidence in the developer – or a gap in Sony‘s horror portfolio planning? Sound off in the comments below, and keep your eyes on GameLuster for more Until Dawn 2 and PlayStation coverage.
