Is a Sequel to Knack in Development?

When the PS4 launched, one of the first games to be bundled with it was Knack. It was an in house developed platformer with a number of original elements such as stealth sections. It was released to a fair but not rapturous reception, gaining middling scores from most outlets (including us). It was a bold move from Sony in an attempt to show that the PS4 was created to cater for various types of gamers, including those preferring a slow paced colourful platformer to big budget FPS games.

Whilst the game still managed to sell over a million copies, it was not considered a large success and Sony expressed their disappointment that it was not as popular as they had hoped. Hopes of a sequel were not high and talk of the game tapered off. That is, until now.

Gaming website Controller crusade managed to unearth some details on a  possible sequel in development. On the LinkedIn profile of an employee of XPEC Entertainment is a project currently in progress. Animator Mindy Liang is apparently working on graphics for the game on PS4 and has been since May 2015.

We have reached out to XPEC for comment and will update the article with any further information we can find for you.