Skydance's Behemoth

The game is a first-person action-adventure video game. The player assumes control of a hunter named Wren, who must embark on a journey to slay colossal beings known as the Behemoths in an effort to lift a curse that plagues the land. The player can use their melee weapons to strike, block or parry incoming attacks. Attacking, defending and climbing all drain Wren of their stamina. They can also use a bow and arrows to kill enemies from afar. Wren is equipped with a grappling hook, allowing him to reach distant areas, unlock blocked paths, or trigger environmental hazards to damage enemies.^[1] Behemoth encounters serve as the game's boss battles. The game has a total of four behemoths, with each having their own strengths and weaknesses.^[2]

The game was developed by Skydance Interactive, the team behind The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners and its sequel, Chapter 2: Retribution. The combat and physics system from Saints & Sinners were refined in this game, though the game had a larger emphasis on combat and a smaller focus on survival.^[3] As opposed to Saints & Sinners, Behemoth features large and open levels, allowing players to approach their objectives freely. Shawn Kittelsen, Vice President of Creative, added the team spent a lot of time creating the scale of the world. The Behemoths were designed to be gigantic, and the team kept scaling them up throughout the course of the game's development. According to Kittelsen, Behemoth encounters served as "exceptional punctuation points" along the campaign.^[4]

Skydance's Behemoth was first announced at The Game Awards 2022, and was set to be released in late 2023.^[5] The game was released on December 5, 2024, for Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, and SteamVR.^[6]