At the start of 2022, Bloomberg News reported that the game has fallen into development hell, with Levine's style of workplace leading to employee burnout. Levine added that the game would be a more challenging experience when compared with BioShock and BioShock Infinite. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, in particular its Nemesis system, was cited as one of the game's inspirations. The following year, Levine stated that this game would be a first-person science fiction game, similar to the System Shock series. The game's concept started in 2014, when Levine talked and explained ideas that they would want to work on during Game Developers Conference with 'narrative Legos', where they can alter story elements, which they can use make a very re-playable game, with multiple outcomes. Judas is the debut title for Ghost Story Games, a studio founded by Ken Levine following the shutdown of Irrational Games, the developer of the BioShock series. The game is set to be released for Windows PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S.

It is Ken Levine's first video game since Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea in 2014. Judas is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed and published by Ghost Story Games.

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