OD (video game)

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OD
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Teaser poster featuring Sophia Lillis' character and subtitled "Knock"
Developer Kojima Productions
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
Director Hideo Kojima
Producer Hideo Kojima
Designer Hideo Kojima
Writers
Engine Unreal Engine 5
Genre Horror

OD [a] [b] is an upcoming horror game developed by Kojima Productions and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is being directed, produced and designed by Hideo Kojima, who co-wrote it with Jordan Peele. The cast features Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and Udo Kier. The game will "explore the concept of testing your fear threshold, and what it means to OD on fear". [3]

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Development and marketing

Kojima Productions and Xbox Game Studios announced their partnership for the project at the Xbox Developer Direct in June 2022. [4] Hideo Kojima stated that the studio was working with Xbox and its cloud gaming technology "to take on the challenge of creating a very unique, immersive, and totally new style of game—or rather, a new form of media". [5] In November, approximately two and a half minutes of alleged gameplay footage leaked online. It depicted a character from a third-person perspective, visually resembling Margaret Qualley, walking through dark corridors with a flashlight. The scene concluded with a "Game over" message, followed by the phrase "A Hideo Kojima game", and the title Overdose. [6] [7] [8]

OD was officially revealed by Kojima and Jordan Peele with a teaser trailer featuring Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and Udo Kier at the Game Awards in December 2023. [9] [10] Kojima described the project as "avant-garde" and "something totally different", and that players would "either love it or hate it". [11] [12] He further remarked that he believed its true evaluation would come "10 or 20 years from now". [12]

Development was suspended in December 2024 due to the 2024–2025 SAG-AFTRA video game strike. [13] It was confirmed to have resumed by July 2025 following the release of Kojima's latest game, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach . [14] [15]

In September 2025, a new teaser, subtitled "Knock", was released during Kojima Productions' 10th anniversary event. The teaser showed Lillis' character performing a ritual before an unseen entity interrupts her with a knocking sound and then grabs her. [16] Kojima stated the game would explore various fears, citing the sound of knocking as a personal example, while Peele would be addressing a "different kind of fear". [17] Kojima suggested that OD will be an anthology horror game, with segments directed by various creators he referred to as "The Avengers", including himself and Peele. [18] [19]

The game is being developed using Unreal Engine 5. [20]

Reception

Pre-release

Following the release of the teaser "Knock", several commentators noted its resemblance to P.T. (2014)—the playable teaser for the cancelled Silent Hills, a collaboration between Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro, which was delisted in 2015. [c] Jez Corden of Windows Central deemed that the teaser "look[ed] ripped straight out of" the earlier work, [11] while Oli Welsh of Polygon wrote that it "strongly recall[ed]" P.T. to him. [16] Matt Purslow of IGN noted "clear parallels" between the two games, asserting that OD is "reusing and reinterpreting many of the themes, motifs, and designs that were established in [P.T.]. From ominous knocking to terrifying babies [...]". [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ "OD" is a reference to the codename of the game, which is also short for "overdose". [1]
  2. ↑ The subtitle "Knock", stylized in all caps, has been used in specific promotional material but has been indicated to represent a portion of the experience rather than the title for the entire project. [2]
  3. ↑ Attributed to multiple references: [11] [16] [21] [22] [23]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Graham (8 December 2023). "Hideo Kojima is making a horror game with Jordan Peele and it's called OD". Rock Paper Shotgun . Archived from the original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  2. ↑ Warren, Tom (23 September 2025). "Here's a first look at Kojima's OD Xbox game". The Verge . Archived from the original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Yeo, Amanda (8 December 2023). "Jordan Peele and Hideo Kojima are collaborating on a horror game". Mashable . Archived from the original on 19 December 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Cryer, Hirun (12 June 2022). "Hideo Kojima partners with Xbox for a mysterious new game "no one has ever experienced"". GamesRadar+ . Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Webster, Andrew (8 December 2023). "Hideo Kojima teases mystery Xbox game OD". The Verge . Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Phillips, Tom (4 November 2022). "Footage of Hideo Kojima's next game reportedly leaks online". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on 3 June 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Goslin, Austen (4 November 2022). "Hideo Kojima horror game Overdose seemingly leaks in bizarre video". Polygon . Archived from the original on 2 May 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Ivan, Tom (4 November 2022). "Footage of Hideo Kojima's unannounced 'Overdose' has seemingly leaked". Video Games Chronicle . Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (8 December 2023). "Hideo Kojima Announces New Xbox Game OD In Collaboration With Jordan Peele". GameSpot . Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Patches, Matt (8 December 2023). "Kojima reveals OD, an immersive horror game collab with Jordan Peele". Polygon . Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 Corden, Jez (23 September 2025). "Xbox and Hideo Kojima debuts a new "OD" trailer at Kojima Production's 10 year anniversary — with strong horror "P.T." vibes". Windows Central. Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  12. 1 2 Nguyen, Kevin (30 July 2025). "Hideo Kojima: The Creator". SSENSE . Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Walker, Ian (2 January 2025). "Kojima says OD, Physint were both impacted by SAG strike". Polygon . Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  14. ↑ Corden, Jez (4 July 2025). "Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today". Windows Central. Archived from the original on 2 October 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Starkey, Adam (8 August 2025). "Microsoft kills another Xbox exclusive but Hideo Kojima's OD is still alive". Metro . Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 Welsh, Oli (23 September 2025). "The P.T. vibes are strong in the first proper trailer for Kojima and Peele's OD". Polygon . Archived from the original on 30 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  17. ↑ Phillips, Tom (23 September 2025). "Hideo Kojima Reveals First Trailer for Xbox Game Studios Title OD". IGN . Archived from the original on 27 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
  18. ↑ McCrae, Scott (24 September 2025). "Hideo Kojima seemingly confirms that OD will be an anthology horror game with his segment based on the "fear of the knock"". GamesRadar+ . Archived from the original on 29 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  19. ↑ Beistad, LB (25 January 2025). "Who Could Be The Other 'Horror Avengers' Working on Hideo Kojima's OD?". Game Rant . Archived from the original on 24 September 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  20. ↑ Prescott, Shaun (23 September 2025). "Kojima's OD just got 3 minutes worth of in-engine footage, and it's definitely following in the footsteps of P.T." PC Gamer . Archived from the original on 24 September 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  21. 1 2 Purslow, Matt (24 September 2025). "Is OD Connected to P.T.? Hideo Kojima's New Horror Game Explained". IGN . Archived from the original on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  22. ↑ Marnell, Blair (23 September 2025). "Hideo Kojima's OD Gives Us P.T. Vibes In New Preview". GameSpot . Archived from the original on 24 September 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  23. ↑ Sinha, Ravi (23 September 2025). "OD Gives P.T. Vibes in Terrifying New "KNOCK" Trailer". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on 24 September 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
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