Peter Molyneux of Dungeon Keeper fame is working on his last title: A new city builder game

Veteran game developer Peter Molyneux recently spoke at length about how he’s starting to feel his age and that this would be his last game. "I'm 66 years old. I'm working as hard as I've ever worked in my life. And I just haven't got the life energy left to do this again."

Peter Molyneux has previously worked on games that may not have defined genres completely, but were influential, extremely well-received, and well-known in what was seen by many as the golden age of gaming.

Moleneux is also ironically remembered as a developer who did not back up his claims with certain titles and has been accused of overpromising and underdelivering on features and gameplay. He aims to turn that around in his upcoming title, which is also seen as his final hurrah. "I don't know if it's going to work," Molyneux said, "It's so important to me, this game, because to a certain extent it's about redemption,” he added.

Peter has also worked on a game that leveraged NFTs, which reportedly made about $54 million in ‘digital land’ sales. NFTs have had a mixed reputation among gamers; while there are a few successful ones, Peter doesn’t quite like his own creation, Legacy, as much. "The game is still live now – people play it every day," he said. "But no, I don't stand by it, because fundamentally the whole notion of crypto gaming was flawed."

Masters of Albion is a simulation-based god game: a city builder, in essence, that shifts to a more tower-defense-esque playstyle at night. With the ability to customize your world as you see fit, “from the food your people eat to the clothes they wear, the weapons they wield to the homes they live in”, it promises a lot, much like many of his previous titles.

The game offers a single-player experience (at the time of writing) that seems to borrow heavily from Black and White and Dungeon Keeper alike; fans of these games will instantly recognize the Hand cursor or interaction tool that players use to interact with the game. You can even pick up, move around, and drop your people, sometimes to an untimely death.

It is important to note that Masters of Albion has no release date at this time, but more information is expected to be released soon. With any luck, fans can look forward to a deep, enjoyable city-building experience with familiar comedic elements from Peter Molyneux's previous titles.