The beloved Dungeons & Dragons show, Critical Role, is on the brink of unveiling its first major video game, with CEO Travis Willingham teasing that an announcement could happen "any day." During a recent interview with Business Insider, the team shared exciting plans for their future endeavors. While the video game's name and its exact connection to the Critical Role universe remain under wraps, Willingham confirmed that the dedicated team is "hard at work" on the project.
Willingham elaborated on the game's concept, stating, "They'll actually be getting their hand on the stick and controlling the outcome of the story, changing what might be possible from not just some of their favorite characters, but new offerings in the world of Exandria." This suggests that players will have a significant role in shaping the narrative within the game.
Travis Willingham, an actor and one of Critical Role's stars, co-founded the company with fellow voice actors such as Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer, and others. Since its start, Critical Role has expanded into a vast universe of creative projects, including the popular Amazon Prime Video series, Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina.
The upcoming video game will complement Critical Role's existing projects but won't necessarily be directly linked to them. In a December 2024 interview with Rolling Stone, Willingham mentioned that the team was in "active pursuit" of creating a Critical Role video game spinoff, indicating they were "starting to come to the end of a long road that we’ve been undertaking for the last couple of years." It's still uncertain whether the game will follow one of the group's campaigns or introduce an original story within the Critical Role world.
Originally, the team anticipated making an announcement by the end of 2024 or early 2025. Now, as we're nearly three months into the new year, it seems the announcement is imminent.
Reflecting on their approach, Willingham told Rolling Stone, "Those collaborations we’ve had with various partners have been little toe dips in the pool just to see how it feels. You know, there’s a lot of upheaval in the interactive space right now. And we’ve seen studios sort of bear and weather those strains. It’s trying to become smarter about it and find out how we might fit into that larger ecosystem."
While no release date for the Critical Role video game has been set, fans can stay updated with the latest developments on The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4.
