Hideo Kojima’s upcoming Xbox horror game OD: Knock may be set in the Czech Republic or Slovakia, according to new details from an exhibition in Tokyo, Konzolista.cz reported. Developers from Kojima Productions traveled to both countries in 2023 and 2024 to capture footage for the game, and in 2024 they carried out 3D scanning of the surrounding areas.
The revelation surfaced at Beyond The Strand, an exhibition held in Tokyo to mark the tenth anniversary of Kojima Productions. Visitors to the show learned that the studio’s scouting trips covered both Central European countries while the team prepared the horror title.
What Kojima Is Building for Xbox Right Now
Kojima is currently working with Xbox on two major projects. One is Physint, a spy action game. The other is OD: Knock, the horror game at the center of the new reports. Both titles remain in development, and Kojima Productions has not released a launch date for either.
The scouting trips do not confirm the setting. Konzolista.cz noted that it is entirely possible the developers were only drawing inspiration from the Central European environment rather than building the game there.
From 2023 Footage to 2024 3D Scanning
The trips spanned two years. In 2023 and 2024, the development team traveled to the Czech Republic and Slovakia to film material for the horror game. The work intensified in 2024, when the team performed 3D scanning of the local surroundings, a step typically used to recreate real locations inside a game world.
Did you know? Beyond The Strand was staged in Tokyo to celebrate ten years of Kojima Productions, and it was there that visitors first learned about the studio’s 2023–2024 trips to Czechia and Slovakia.
What Is Still Unknown About OD: Knock
Konzolista.cz stressed that no official confirmation exists that the game takes place in either country.
Until Kojima Productions or Xbox say more, the Czech and Slovak footage should be read as possible inspiration or a possible setting.
Questions Readers Are Asking About OD: Knock’s Setting
Is OD: Knock officially set in the Czech Republic or Slovakia?
No. Konzolista.cz reported that the trips only suggest the possibility; the developers may simply be inspired by Central Europe, and no final setting has been announced.
When did Kojima Productions visit the two countries?
The team traveled to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 2023 and 2024, and in 2024 it conducted 3D scanning of the areas around them.
Where did this information come from?
The details emerged at Beyond The Strand, an exhibition in Tokyo marking the tenth anniversary of Kojima Productions.
What else is Kojima working on with Xbox?
Alongside the horror game OD: Knock, Kojima is developing Physint, a spy action title, also with Xbox.
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