“Fallout” creator Tim Cain has returned to Obsidian Entertainment and is now working full-time for the Xbox studio. Particularly promising: According to him, fans would never be able to correctly guess the still secret project he is working on.
The gaming industry now has one of its most influential personalities completely back: Tim Cain, who is best known as the creator of „Fallout“ is known and was named one of the 100 best game developers of all time by IGN, is now back full-time for Obsidian Entertainment active and is completely integrated into the development.
Cain himself has now officially announced this. He also revealed that he was already working on a still secret project and the combination of Obsidian and the “Fallout” creator should create enormous anticipation among role-playing game fans. But what exactly is Cain working on? Surprisingly, the developer legend advised not to even start guessing.
Back full-time: Tim Cain ends “retirement”
Cain has now announced his full return to Obsidian in a new video on his YouTube channel “Cain on Games” (via VGC) known. In recent years he has only worked as a consultant for the studio – most recently also for, among others „The Outer Worlds 2“ – which now belongs to Microsoft and Xbox Game Studios. There was also some work as a contractor.
“I’m back at Obsidian. I’m there full-time and on-site, so no longer remote, and I’m no longer a contractor,” Cain announced the good news. “I would probably say I’m a lot less retired now.” And on top of that, he also confirmed that he is already working on a new, unannounced title from Obsidian.
Details about this are currently being kept strictly under wraps – and Cain even advised fans not to waste their time speculating. “I cannot talk about the project I am working on at Obsidian simply because it is protected by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA),” he said. “Save yourself the guesswork, you won’t guess it correctly.”
High Expectations Ahead: Expectations High: The Legacy of Tim Cain and Obsidian
But whatever Cain and Obsidian are working on, fans are expecting nothing less than another highlight for role players. With „Avowed“ and “The Outer Worlds 2”, the development studio has already released two top-class representatives of the genre this year, while Cain is considered a luminary in this area.
He was not only the creator of the first “Fallout” in 1997 and also played a key role in its sequel. He later also co-founded Troika Games with Leonard Boyarsky and Jason Anderson, where he developed cult role-playing games such as “Arcanum: Of Steam Engines and Magic” and “Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines”.
He has worked at Obsidian in various roles since 2011 and worked on titles such as “Billards of Eternity” and as co-director on “The Outer Worlds”. However, he then retired to his primarily advisory role – but is now fully back from “retirement”.
And even if many fans probably hope for it: on a possible one „Fallout: New Vegas 2“ Cain and Obsidian probably won’t work. Already at the beginning of November confirmed the studio that would rather establish new franchises instead of working on foreign or well-known brands.
Obsidian’s latest work, the sci-fi role-playing game “The Outer Worlds 2”, has been available for the PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC since October 29, 2025.
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