Clockwork Revolution is one of the most exciting Xbox Game Studios titles being built over at Microsoft HQ right now, despite the team keeping things largely under wraps so far. Phil Spencer has expressed his personal hype for it, and we're right there with him; desperate to see more of this steampunk RPG. A new interview with inXile's Brian Fargo has also gotten us even more excited for the team's next gameplay showcase.
Speaking with GamesRadar, Fargo has talked a little more about Clockwork Revolution, and how the team will "bring the level of reactivity from our isometric titles into something first-person".
"inXile very much hangs its hat on reactivity, [...] For me, roleplaying means I can play a role and actually affect the world around me. If all paths lead to the same outcome, the immersion breaks, and you start to feel like you're just playing a game rather than living in one. But when the world is constantly reacting and reflecting your choices, both in big ways and just as importantly in small ways, that's when immersion really sets in."
Fargo also touched on the much-mentioned style of the game, and how inXile simply "wanted to make a steampunk RPG" despite links to Bioshock, Dishonored and Prince Of Persia.
"Any time you're playing with time mechanics, Sands of Time is going to come up. And we did hire one of the key artists from Dishonored, so that aesthetic influence is real. We seem to be striking a lot of different chords, which I'll take as a compliment because they are wonderful games. But the actual genesis of Clockwork Revolution was far simpler: we wanted to make a steampunk RPG."
The last time we saw Clockwork Revolution in action — during its big gameplay reveal at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 — it certainly managed to surprise and delight, and we have a feeling that inXile has much more of that up its sleeve in the full game. Fargo sounds like he and the team are making the first-person RPG they've always wanted to make, and we're excited to see more in due time.