Looks like there’s been a bit of a shakeup over at Epic Games, as lead gameplay designer Lee Perry (who worked on Gears of War 3) has taken a small contingent of employees and founded a new studio called BitMonster games. Bummer?

BitMonster announced the move this morning, along with its first title, Lili. The game will be released on iOS devices, and (naturally) runs on Epic’s Unreal Engine. Here’s a quote from the press release:

“Lili is a quirky adventure RPG hybrid developed for Apple's world-class gaming devices. On the mysterious island of Geos, Lili will meet a number of crazy folk, explore beautiful environments and even challenge an oppressive regime or two along her way. Lili uses an amusing "non-combat" system for dealing with enemies, and, in her introspective way, sorts out a few personal issues for good measure.”

The game looks quite cool, which you can see for yourself right here:

What do you think of Lili? Additionally, what are your thoughts on devs walking away from big studios to work on smaller projects like this?

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