that's usually how it goes, first game is a massive success which draws the ire of the big bank (((investors)))

logically they wouldn't even bother with a no name studio, but the gameplay might as well be triple A

i've played the demo on steam when it came out and its basically Sekiro Combat mixed with Gothic quest design with KCD vibes (and fully immersive, no Nigga Knights or Foids with Swords)

i'm sure once this game becomes semi-mainstream they'll try to either buy them outright or sabotage their sales via defamation marketing and force them to cuck (which is what happened with KCD1 even back at 2019 with the waman's lot DLC)