Ape Escape Revival Reportedly in Development at Evening Star - News
by William D'Angelo , posted 12 hours ago / 676 Views
A new Ape Escape game is reportedly in development at Penny's Big Breakaway developer Evening Star, which was founded by the team behind Sonic Mania. This is according to veteran journalist Jeff Gerstmann and VideoGamesChronicle.
"So yeah, some other folks have kind of said that they also heard that Ape Escape is being made," said Gerstmann on The Jeff Gerstmann show podcast. "I don't think this game is close to being out or anything like that, but I guess it's been almost a year since we started talking about Ape Escape.
"Who is making it? That's a good question. My understanding is that it's an external studio. You know, because people were immediately like, 'Oh, Team Asobi (Astro Bot) is making it.' My understanding is that an external team has been working on that.
"What do they make… Penny's Big Breakaway. Evening Star. I heard that they were working on it."
Gerstmann added, "At the time that I initially heard it, it sounded like it was a game that had been like just barely greenlit and like wasn’t really, you know, like that it was kind of just getting underway.
"You know, not necessarily the most corroborated, multiple-source thing, but that is what I heard about an Ape Escape game. And I heard that, well, gosh… I mean, I was asking people questions at DICE this year about this Ape Escape game. So that was February. So there ya go."
Multiple sources also claim Ape Escape isn't the only PlayStation franchise Sony is looking to bring back via licensing to smaller third-party studios. Sony licensed the Everybody’s Golf franchise to Bandai Namco for 2025's Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots.
There are reports PlayStation is looking to revive the Killzone series with either a remake or remaster. A new entry is reportedly in the early stages of development.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
