"Critical Role Game Announcement Imminent, Says Travis Willingham"

The popular Dungeons & Dragons show, Critical Role, is on the cusp of unveiling its first major video game, with CEO Travis Willingham hinting that an announcement could come "any day." During a recent interview with Business Insider, the team shared their ambitious plans for the future. While details about the game's title and its exact connection to the Critical Role universe remain under wraps, Willingham assured that the development team is diligently working on the project.

Willingham elaborated on the game's concept, saying, "They'll actually be getting their hand on the stick and controlling the outcome of the story, changing what might be possible from not just some of their favorite characters, but new offerings in the world of Exandria." This suggests that players will have a significant impact on the narrative within the expansive world of Critical Role.

Willingham, an actor and one of Critical Role's stars, co-founded the company with other well-known voice actors including Liam O'Brien, Marisha Ray, Sam Riegel, Ashley Johnson, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer, and others. Since its launch, Critical Role has evolved into a vast universe of storytelling, with one of its most successful ventures being the Amazon Prime Video series, Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina.

The upcoming video game will complement Critical Role's other projects but may not directly tie into them. In a December 2024 interview with Rolling Stone, Willingham mentioned that the team was in "active pursuit" of creating a Critical Role video game spinoff, indicating they were nearing the end of a multi-year development journey. It remains to be seen whether the game will follow one of the group's existing campaigns or introduce an entirely new story set within their world.

Originally, the team anticipated announcing the game before the end of 2024 or early 2025. Now, as we progress through the first quarter of 2025, an announcement seems imminent. Willingham shared insights into their approach, telling Rolling Stone, "Those collaborations we’ve had with various partners have been little toe dips in the pool just to see how it feels. You know, there’s a lot of upheaval in the interactive space right now. And we’ve seen studios sort of bear and weather those strains. It’s trying to become smarter about it and find out how we might fit into that larger ecosystem."

While a release date for the Critical Role video game has yet to be announced, fans can look forward to more details on The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 in the meantime.