Robotoki’s Human Element Will Be Powered By CryEngine

Crytek announced a CryEngine licensing deal with Robert Bowling’s studio, Robotoki, who will use CryEngine to develop their upcoming open-world title, Human Element for PC and consoles.

Robotoki studio is based in Los Angeles, California, founded by former lead of Infinity Ward and Call of Duty creative strategist, Robert Bowling.

The studio is currently developing a innovative open-world survival game Human Element, which challenges players to rebuild society in the aftermath 35 years after a zombie apocalypse and adapt as the world evolves based on their actions.

“The ambitious narrative and gameplay of Human Element required an innovative set of features in order to achieve our vision.” said Bowling, Robotoki’s President and Creative Director.

“CryEngine is the perfect fit for us because it delivers so many powerful features straight out of the box such as the physical based shading system and the infinite terrain from segmented worlds to create a massive open world experience but still allow the visual fidelity and detail our players expect from a first person experience from our team.”

Crytek business development director, Carl Jones added, “The team at Robotoki have earned countless plaudits in the games industry, and their talent is obvious from the amazing work we’ve seen them producing with CryEngine already.

We look forward to offering them the same high level of support we promise to all CryEngine licensees as they work to turn their ideas into a reality.”

Human Element is scheduled for release in late 2015 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.