Shift Up has announced that its next project, codenamed Project Spirit, will be released with the support of publisher Level Infinite.
This is the second major joint project between Shift Up and Level Infinite after Goddess of Victory: Nikke, which the publisher oversees worldwide. The new agreement expands the format of cooperation to a "publishing plus co-development" model. Yongxing Interactive, another Tencent subsidiary that brings together veterans of the animation, comics, and video game industries, is also involved in the development.
According to previous materials, Project Spirit is described as a "subcultural project" in the aesthetics of Eastern fantasy, aimed at rethinking the genre. Investor reports noted that around twenty employees were working on the game by September 2025. The company promised to announce separately when the team is ready to scale up.
The game is being created on Unreal Engine 5 and is slated as cross-platform — for PC, consoles, and mobile devices. Specific platforms and release dates have not yet been disclosed, but judging by the small team size, the project is still in the early stages of development.
Meanwhile, Shift Up recently announced the start of development of Stellar Blade 2 for consoles and PC and has begun a large-scale recruitment of employees to work on the project.