Dungeons & Dragons: Warlock Video Game Announced by Invoke Studios

Invoke Studios, a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, has announced Dungeons & Dragons: Warlock, a new video game due out for 2027. The game features a new character named Kaati, played by Tricia Helfer, and will be a third-person action-adventure game. Players will use spellcraft to "solve challenges and take down monsters" with players having some freedom in how they solve problems.

"We're not trying to simulate the tabletop RPG experience, so there is no dice-rolling in the game — we're trying to really deliver a video-game experience first," said Dominic Guay, studio lead at Invoke Studios, in an interview with IGN. "If you are not familiar with Dungeons and Dragons, you are not going to feel friction, like in that you're missing details of the world. But if you are a fan of the universe, you are going to be really excited about what we are doing with the lore of the series for Warlock."

Invoke Studios was previously called Tuque Games, and made the much-derided Dark Alliance game in 2021.

Gameplay will be revealed in 2026, with a planned release for 2027.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

Can we retire the "WotC only does kiddie games now" insistence now?

From what little I've seen of the game, I'd say it has a 12 year old's idea of maturity. So I guess they've graduated from "kiddie" to "adolescent" and we can expect the games to get "sophomoric" in some time.

 

[CleverNickName]

Seems more like PotB weapon summon mechanic than hexblade, but there may be a mechanic where you choose your patron in the game

That could be cool, especially if it has a real impact on the game beyond your character sheet. Like, maybe you choose the Old Ones and get a more Lovecraftian horror-themed story and playthrough, or choose Hexblade for a more modern, gothy playthrough about ravens and revenge, or choose Fiend and go with the classic "escape the cult of devil-worshipers" story...

 

[Selas]

If anything, Warlock players will be eating good provided the game turns out good

 

[Chaltab]

Will be in Forgotten Realms again?

It looks like it's set in the Shadowfell.

 

[Remathilis]

From what little I've seen of the game, I'd say it has a 12 year old's idea of maturity. So I guess they've graduated from "kiddie" to "adolescent" and we can expect the games to get "sophomoric" in some time.

The game became sophomoric the minute stinking cloud became a spell.

 

[Kurotowa]

Isn’t the eyeshadow and floppy hair warlock a rather dated cliche? I remember taking the micky out of it whist I was running Rime of the Frostmaiden, which must have been more than 5 years ago.

Some things never go out of style. For every person who ages out of it, a new one ages in. And an edgy goth girl warlock? Voiced by Tricia Helfer? That has potential.

Mind you, potential can be squandered. I have a whole mental list of "Series with great concept pitches that amounted to nothing." But I'm not going to turn up my nose at things just because I'm an old man who's seen it all before.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

The game became sophomoric the minute stinking cloud became a spell.

The game became sophomoric the second Gary Gygax sat down at the table

 

[belsonic]

Hmm! Warlocks are my second-favourite class! Looks like it could be fun!

 

[Chaltab]

Given the sword and the general gothy vibes I'm kind of thinking this main character is a Hexblade of the Raven Queen and you'll be going after undead.

 

[Parmandur]

From what little I've seen of the game, I'd say it has a 12 year old's idea of maturity. So I guess they've graduated from "kiddie" to "adolescent" and we can expect the games to get "sophomoric" in some time.

I mean, D&D as a brand primarily sells to ages 12-24...