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It wasn't all that long ago that Grundislav Games transported players back to the Old West with their 2025 Steam release, Rosewater, but the developer Francisco González already seems to have decided on his next project: a reimagining of his first commercial game, the 2014 point-and-click adventure A Golden Wake (thanks, Adventure Game Hotspot!).
That's right, after more than a decade away, Grundislav Games is taking us back to the roaring '20s, to revisit the story of salesman Alfie Banks, as he relocates to the tropical paradise of Sunny Miami, Florida, in order to make a fortune.
Set against the backdrop of the very real Florida Land Boom, players will once again get to rub shoulders with the city's corrupt politicians and other seedy underworld figures, as they pay witness to Banks's descent into greed and the resulting battle for his soul.
Initially announced on social media, the new version promises a graphical update, which will swap the pixel-art look of the original for more detailed and expressive sprites reminiscent of last year's Rosewater, while also combining hand-drawn backgrounds with rotoscoped animations "100% created by humans".
It won't just be a simple graphical update, however, as it also said to include new puzzles, characters, and locations. That's in addition to freshly recorded voiceover and new music, the latter of which is brought to life by live musicians.
Speaking to Time Extension about his decision to revisit the title (which is currently rated "mostly positive" on Steam based on over 200 reviews), González wrote, "The main reason I decided to revisit the game now is because after having worked on two games in a row featuring branching narrative, I wanted to go back to designing a more traditional adventure game with a non-linear puzzle structure.
"I’ve always felt like A Golden Wake never lived up to its full potential based on my lack of skill and experience when I made it in 2014. Twelve years later, I feel like my abilities have aligned with my ambition, and so I’m taking the opportunity to make a definitive version of this very personal game."
No release date was announced, but if you want to wishlist the game, you can do so here.