Media Molecule reportedly working on social sim for 2027

• The unreleased PlayStation Studios title is said to evoke Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon.
• The same report mentions 2027 as a possible year for both reveal and release.

What happened

Media Molecule, the studio behind LittleBigPlanet and Dreams, is the subject of a new report about its next project. According to that report, the game is an unannounced PlayStation Studios title focused on social simulation. The information comes via a report picked up by IGN, which cites MP1st as the source for the claim about the project.

The comparison to Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon comes from that report and is not based on an official announcement from Sony or Media Molecule. The available information makes clear that the studio has not publicly confirmed the game. As a result, the genre, gameplay, and even the existence of the project remain unconfirmed by the parties involved at this stage.

The report also mentions a possible 2027 schedule. That would reportedly cover both a reveal and a release in the same year, but only if development stays on track. The timing is therefore explicitly uncertain and is presented in the reporting as a scenario rather than a fixed date. The external context provided with the article also frames this as a planned timeline for next year, while noting that Sony and Media Molecule have not announced a date.

The supplied information also refers to an earlier comment from a Media Molecule employee saying the next project would be open-world. Because the original source for that remark was not included, it remains unconfirmed in this context. It does, however, suggest that loose hints about the studio’s next game have been circulating for some time without an official public explanation.

Background

Media Molecule is best known for LittleBigPlanet and Dreams. Dreams released in February 2020 and is treated in the supplied context as the studio’s last released game. That means, based on the available information, several years have passed between its last release and the reported new project.

The reporting places the new project in the broader PlayStation Studios context, but Sony and Media Molecule have not shared official details about the genre, gameplay, or release date in the supplied information. For now, it remains a rumor based on reporting. The external context also explicitly describes it as an unreleased title that has not yet been formally announced.

The supplied fact report also notes that the next project is being discussed in the context of Dreams’ underwhelming performance. However, that is a broader market interpretation rather than a statement directly attributed to Media Molecule itself in the available information. For the project’s factual status, the key point is that there has been no official confirmation from Sony or the studio.

The same context also mentions other PlayStation topics, such as recent releases and studio decisions within Sony. Those points provide broader background to the reporting, but they do not change the core takeaway: Media Molecule’s social sim is currently only known through reporting, not as an officially announced game.

Sources

• IGN: LittleBigPlanet Developer Reportedly Working On Animal Crossing-Like Game For 2027 Release
• MP1st, as cited in the reporting