Monaco 2

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| image = File:Monaco 2 cover art.jpg

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| developer = Pocketwatch Games

| publisher = Humble Games

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| composer = Austin Wintory{{cite web|url=https://www.austinwintory.com/projects-videogames|title=Videogames - Austin Wintory|accessdate=July 13, 2022|publisher=Austin Wintory}}

| platforms = {{ubl|Windows|PlayStation 5|Xbox Series X/S}}

| released = April 10, 2025

| genre = Stealth, action

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Monaco 2 (stylised as Monaco II) is a stealth action video game developed by Pocketwatch Games and published by Humble Games. The game is a sequel to Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (2013), and was released on April 10, 2025. The game includes a form of isometric 3D graphics as opposed to its predecessor's 2D birds-eye view. Further, Monaco 2{{'}}s introduction of procedural level generation is new to the series.

Gameplay

Like its predecessor, Monaco 2 is a stealth and action video game where the player partakes in heists and robberies. Players will be able to select from a cast of playable characters to assist them in completing the level. The game is planned to include 3D isometric graphics displayed through a top-down perspective with camera options to allow players to adjust their vision. Additionally, the introduction of procedural generation means the levels are not static.

Development

Monaco 2 is set to be the sequel to the award winning Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine and was announced on March 17, 2022 during the Humble Games Showcase 2022 event by Pocketwatch Games' lead developer Andy Schatz. An animated teaser trailer accompanied the announcement. During the event, Schatz noted that the game would feature 3D graphics to allow players to explore vertically,{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-that-happened-at-the-humble-games-showcase-2022|title=Everything that happened at the Humble Games Showcase 2022|accessdate=July 13, 2022|archivedate=July 12, 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712152116/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/everything-that-happened-at-the-humble-games-showcase-2022|url-status=live|work=Rock Paper Shotgun|publisher=Gamer Network|first=Katharine|last=Castle|date=March 17, 2022}} a concept which was compared to Mission: Impossible,{{cite web|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/03/17/monaco-2-enlists-players-to-pull-off-one-more-heist|title=Monaco 2 Enlists Players To Pull Off One More Heist|website=Gameinformer|date=March 17, 2022|first=Marcus|last=Stewart|access-date=July 13, 2022|archive-date=July 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712154314/https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/03/17/monaco-2-enlists-players-to-pull-off-one-more-heist|url-status=live|publisher=GameStop}} as well as procedural level generation. Despite these changes, he ensured that the game would remain faithful to the genres and themes of its predecessor. Another deviation from Monaco is the removal of the greyscale blueprint map design.{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cracking-cooperative-heist-em-up-monaco-has-a-sequel-coming|title=Cracking cooperative heist 'em up Monaco has a sequel coming|first=Alice|last=O'Connor|date=March 17, 2022|accessdate=July 13, 2022|archivedate=July 12, 2022|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712152801/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cracking-cooperative-heist-em-up-monaco-has-a-sequel-coming|work=Rock Paper Shotgun|publisher=Gamer Network}} At the time, Schatz described the game to be the "ultimate heist simulator", with the procedural generation helping to make the environments feel real. Immediate reception to the announcement was positive, especially regarding the early visualisations. Following the announcement, Schatz livestreamed the development of Monaco 2 on Twitch.tv.

The game is scheduled to be released on April 10, 2025 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.{{cite web|last=Romano|first=Sal|url=https://www.gematsu.com/2025/03/monaco-2-launches-april-10|title=Monaco 2 launches April 10|work=Gematsu|date=March 17, 2025|access-date=March 17, 2025}}

References

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Monaco 2

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