2026’s best RPG might look like Disco Elysium, but it was heavily inspired by Deus Ex, and its creator wants ’to do a first-person game at some point'
Swedish developer Christoffer Bodegård is creating a 2026 RPG that combines the visual style of Disco Elysium with design inspiration from Deus Ex. Bodegård’s path to game development began with a DOS computer inherited from his father, where he played early titles like Disney’s The Jungle Book. His passion for RPGs solidified in high school after playing Dragon Age: Origins, prompting him to research and play through top-rated RPG titles, with Planescape: Torment particularly influencing his design philosophy and raising his standards for the genre. Bodegård’s diverse inspirations from both classic CRPGs and immersive sims are shaping his upcoming project. The developer has also expressed interest in exploring first-person game development as a future direction for his career.