2.21 is a new French developer formed by various industry veterans including Little Big Adventure co-creator Didier Chanfray as well as Frédérick Raynal, creator of Alone in the Dark and co-creator of Little Big Adventure.

Other luminaries are author/scriptwriter Samantha Bailly (former Ubisoft), CEO Benoît Limare and CTO Gwenaëlle Gourevich (formerly at Air Studio).

While details are still scant, 2.21 confirmed that the next installment in the Little Big Adventure series is coming to PC and consoles, however 2.21 just announced that Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure, the 3rd installment in the franchise will not release in 2024 as originally planned, with no new schedule launch period revealed.

Studio [2.21] did announce that remastered versions of two 1990’s gaming classics, Relentless: Twinsen’s Adventure and Twinsen’s Odyssey, also known as Little Big Adventure 1 & 2 in the United Kingdom, are in development.

The remastered version of Relentless: Twinsen’s Adventure will be made available for players to demo beginning at Steam Next Fest, which takes place June 19-26, 2023.  Both games will be fully released at a later date in 2024 on PC and consoles to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first game.

Twinsen’s Adventure and Twinsen’s Odyssey: Classics of the 1990’s  

Both titles, Relentless: Twinsen’s Adventure and Twinsen’s Odyssey were gaming classics of  the 1990’s. The games were initially developed by Adeline Software International and published by Electronic Arts (Europe) and Activision. The first game came out in 1994, followed by the second in 1997. Players follow Twinsen, a common citizen living under the dictatorship of Dr. Funfrock in the first game, to save the inhabitants of his planet.  

Building on its initial success, both games were extremely well received by critics and players in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Brazil. Worldwide sales are estimated at 500,000 copies for the first game and 800,000 copies for the second. These two amazing games were re-released on Steam in 2012 with 200,000 digital copies sold.  

Within these remastered versions of Twinsen’s Odyssey games, players will be able to relive Twinsen’s adventures and travel from island to island, enjoying a number of improvements such as:  

• A complete graphical and technical rework: Each game will benefit from a graphical and technical overhaul with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 and were rebuilt from scratch. They will enjoy improved animations, a better camera follow and visual high resolution to make the planet Twinsun worthy of a new generation. The artistic direction of the game has been attributed to Brazilian artist, Paulo Torinno.  
• Entirely revamped controls: Analogic controls will allow a more subtle control over Twinsen. New abilities such as evading and the possibility to change weapons instantly will create new possibilities for players. The option to use original controls will be offered for gaming purists.  
• Updated music: Thanks to the amazing work of composer Philippe Vachey, the original soundtrack of the game became an instant classic. 30 years later, it was more than time to re-enchant the game with remastered versions of the soundtracks for both games.  

Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure Remastered (Steam) 

Twinsen’s Little Big Adventure 2 Remastered (Steam)