Midsummer Studios Is Closing Down, Co-Founder Jake Solomon Shares Pre-Alpha Footage Of Life Sim Game Burbank

Jake Solomon, co-founder of Midsummer Studios, has announced in a post on X that the developer is closing its doors, and has shared footage of a pre-Alpha build of the unreleased title, Burbank.

We built a studio, we made a game, and I’m really proud of both. Before we close the doors at Midsummer Studios I’d like to share a glimpse of Burbank, the game we poured our hearts into. It’s like “Life Sims + The Truman Show,” but it’s more than that. I believe people are storytellers, and I want them to share whatever stories and characters they can dream up. Burbank let’s you do that.

We have moments playing this game where characters come alive in a way we’ve never experienced. And for an old game developer like me that’s special.What you’re about to see is definitely pre-alpha. But this game was a dream of mine, our team made it come true, so watch and dream with us.

Solomon is best known for his work at Firaxis Games on the XCOM franchise, where he served as designer on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, creative director on XCOM 2 and XCOM 2: Wars of the Chosen, and also worked on 2022’s Marvel’s Midnight Suns. He co-founded Midsummer Studios in 2024.

PSU got the chance to interview Solomon back in 2024 following the formation of Midsummer Studios, where he spoke about his hopes for the then-in development Life Sim title that would become Burbank. You can read it here.

[Source – Jake Solomon on X]