Details regardingBungie’s next game have been hinted at in one of theDestiny 2developer’s latest job listings. Little is known aboutBungie’s next game, expected to launch in 2025 following the conclusion ofDestiny 2’sThe Final Shapeexpansion. But as the development of the next Bungie game continues small bits of interesting information keep finding their way online. The latest detail, for example, revolves around job experience with “many modes of online play.”
While details regarding Bungie’s next game are all but confirmed, there are some specifics about the game that seem likely to be true. The nameMatterhas long been associated with the project, for instance. Other details include the new game being third-person, a games-as-a-service project, action-focused, character-based, and multiplayer. Some early descriptions hint at Bungie wanting to create a game mixing the best ideas ofDestiny 2with the competitiveesports potential ofOverwatchorValorant.
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The latest job listing for Bungie, listed for an “Unannounced Project” that’s likely to be the 2025 game, has hinted at further details from the game. The position is a Senior Gameplay Designer and its focus is on “implementing a robust sandbox of gameplay systems and content.” The Responsibilities subheading for the post lists some interesting priorities. The role would focus on systems including in-game controls, traversal, health, damage feedback, and abilities. That echoes the idea of the gametaking influence fromDestiny 2andOverwatch.
Listed under the Nice-to-Have Skills subheading are two more interesting bullet points. One asks for experience “Designing for live-service games and products,” reconfirming Bungie isn’t suddenly steering to single-player games. The second mentions “Experience with many modes of online play.” This sounds akin toDestiny 2’s design.Destinyoffers multiple PvE and PvP game modesside by side, balancing all modes at the same time, to the best of Bungie’s ability.
There are a number of other small interesting details in the job listing, but nothing particularly revelatory. Required Skills include experience with action games and action gameplay, and sandbox systems design. That’s not referring to the sandbox genre of games, so much as that gameplay will feature a “sandbox” of multiple gameplay systems all active at the same time.
While the details found in the Senior Gameplay Designer job listing are interesting, it hasn’t necessarily confirmed any revelatory new information. If anything,Bungie’s next gamecontinues to sound much likeDestiny 2. It’ll feature layers of gameplay systems, multiple online game modes, live service systems, and gameplay mechanics like health, abilities, and traversal. It may take an official reveal fromBungieto start clarifying howMatter, if that’s still the game’s name, will be different fromDestiny 2.
