# Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word ‘Immersive’ in the name

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dishonored-co-creator-harvey-smith-launches-a-new-studio-and-it-literally-has-the-word-immersive-in-the-name/
- Published: 2026-08-19T16:10:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-19T22:13:49+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dishonored-co-creator-harvey-smith-launches-a-new-studio-and-it-literally-has-the-word-immersive-in-the-name/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Harvey Smith, Dishonored co-creator, launches new studio
- Studio name includes "Immersive," referencing his signature genre
- Project details, funding and team remain unannounced

## Summary

Harvey Smith, co-creator of the acclaimed Dishonored series and a veteran of studios including Arkane and Ion Storm, has launched a new video game studio whose name explicitly includes the word "Immersive" — a direct nod to the "immersive sim" genre he helped define through titles such as Dishonored and Deus Ex. The announcement confirms his return to studio leadership after decades shaping one of gaming's most influential design movements, though it stops short of detailing what the new venture will actually produce.

No further particulars about the studio's projects, funding, location or founding team have emerged in coverage of the launch; the naming choice itself, signalling continuity with Smith's design philosophy, is the central and largely sole confirmed fact of the story. As no additional reporting has surfaced since the initial announcement, the studio's plans remain unspecified for now.

## Coverage

- [PC Gamer: Dishonored co-creator Harvey Smith launches a new studio and it literally has the word ‘Immersive’ in the name](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/dishonored-co-creator-harvey-smith-launches-a-new-studio-and-it-literally-has-the-word-immersive-in-the-name/)
- [GamesRadar+: "Think Deus Ex, think Dishonored, that's what we're doing": Former Arkane devs reveal new studio dedicated to making single-player immersive sims](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action/think-deus-ex-think-dishonored-thats-what-were-doing-former-arkane-devs-reveal-new-studio-dedicated-to-making-single-player-immersive-sims/)

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