In a new video posted on YouTube, the independent developers from TeaserPlay reveal a concept trailer for an open worldPeaky Blindersgame built inUnreal Engine 5. The trailer shows off characters and locations from the popular British crime drama and provides a tantalizing glimpse of what it would be like to explore the show’s version of 1920s Birmingham, England.
Set in England following the First World War,Peaky Blindersfollows Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby and his Peaky Blinders gang as they grow their criminal organization in Birmingham and beyond. Loosely inspired by a real-life Birmingham youth gang of the same name that operated during that time period, the show became a hit with viewers and critics alike and recently finished its sixth and final season. A spin-off film based on the series is in the works, and London-based developer Maze Theory is creating aPeaky BlindersVR game titledPeaky Blinders: The King’s Ransomset for release later this year.
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Although the trailer doesn’t show much as far as gameplay for the hypotheticalPeaky Blinderstitle, the detailed recreation of early 20th-century Birmingham looks like it would provide a refreshing change of pace from the modern-day settings of many open world crime games. WithGrand Theft Auto 6likely several years away, and with some gamers still stinging fromthe poorly received release of theSaints Rowreboot, an open world game set in thePeaky Blindersuniverse could make for a unique take on theGTAformula if one were ever to be released.
With Hollywood increasingly using the Unreal Engine to create digital sets on productions likeThe MandalorianandThe Batman, it’s not surprising to see fans using that same technology to recreate some of their favorite shows and movies. Fan trailers like this one, and another made for a hypotheticalopen worldGame of Thronesgame, show that gamers have a real desire to explore the worlds they’ve come to love from movies and TV. As games based on these properties begin to be made using Unreal Engine 5, gamers may soon be able to explore some of their favorite fictional worlds at a scale and level of detail that was previously unimaginable.
