The cmobat system was inspired by Punch Out and Dark Souls, as the player need to think tactically and discern an opponent’s attack pattern. According to John Gibson, the president of Tripwire, the game has always wanted to make an open world title similar to games like Far Cry and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, though the team wanted their take on the genre to be “completely new and unique”.
The team was inspired by Jaws Unleashed and other action RPGs such as Deus Ex and Dishonored while working on the title.
