LA Noire developers are working on a new 40s thriller called Sowden House

Former LA Noire developers are reportedly working on a new psychological thriller set in 1940s Los Angeles, “Sowden House”.

Two separate posts have popped up on Instagram from performer, composer, and producer Freyja Garbett, who says they’ve been working on a “HUGE” project “writing for a video game […] “from the creators of LA Noire”.

“From the creators of LA Noire comes Sowden House, a psychological thriller also set in the 1940s in LA that will have you questioning your sanity,” Garbett teased.

“This project has been HUGE and it is still unravelling and revealing itself to me. I never thought I’d be writing for [a] video game but I’m grateful for the opportunity!

Potential Leak of Upcoming “Sowden House” Psychological Thriller (From Creators of LA Noire)
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While the 1940s setting will immediately take fans back to Team Bondi’s excellent 2011 thriller L.A. Noire, it’s unclear whether Sowden House is a direct sequel, prequel, spin-off, or an entirely new game that draws on the team’s experience.

However, as the sleuths at the GamingLeaksandRumours subreddit positive, Sowden House was the home of Dr. George Hodel, a physician who was long-suspected of the Black Dahlia murder… which again links us straight back to LA Noire, of course.

Is this cast-iron proof that a new LA Noire game is on the way? Sadly not. But even if it’s only a rumour for now, it should indeed be welcome news for fans of Team Bondi. The studio sadly shuttered in 2011, the same year in which LA Noire was released.