Game Freak, the developer behind the Pokémon games, is further diversifying its portfolio. The Japan-based studio has announced that it is partnering with Western publisher Take-Two Interactive original action-adventure game codenamed Project Bloom. The team released a concept art, featured above, and the game is said to be "bold and tonally different” from the developer's previous titles.

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to create new IP that is bold and tonally different from our prior work,” said Kota Furushima, director at Game Freak, in a news release. “From the beginning, Private Division was the publisher we wanted to work with on our new game. Their track record and global expertise give us all the confidence to create a sweeping new action-adventure game that we can’t wait to share more about in the future.”

“We’re ready to help Game Freak unleash their potential and we’re honored to be the first Western publisher to work alongside this exceptionally talented and proven team to bring a bold new IP to market,” added Michael Worosz, chief strategy officer at Take-Two Interactive and head of Private Division.

While not much else is known about the project, Project Bloom is slated for a release during Take-Two Interactive’s 2026 fiscal year (April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026). This means there's quite some time before we see more of the game and what it has to offer. What type of game do you think it will be?

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[codezer0]

I'll believe it when the game ships. Considering game freak's reputation, I fully expect them to cancel before anything good comes out.

 

[MarkDarkness]

Tembo was awesome. They need to find that creative energy again.

 

[sley]

Their 3ds games were good, obviously they have trouble with more ambitious stuff so I'm skeptical