game's development. Dishonored was released in October 2012 for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360 and it received very positive reviews from critics and became one of the best-selling new video game intellectual properties in the 2010s. Subsequently, Arkane released two downloadable content packs, The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches, for the game. Both content packs feature the assassin Daud, who murdered Empress Kaldwin at the beginning of the game. Dishonored 2 (2016) In the second game, the witch Delilah Copperspoon, who claims to be Jessamine's older half-sister and the successor to the throne, topples Emily's rule. The player, who assumes control of either Corvo or Emily, visits Karnaca in search for clues behind Delilah's source of power and attempts to reclaim Emily's throne. Dishonored 2 was mainly developed by the Lyon office, with Smith serving as its director. Colantonio and the Austin studio shifted their focus to work on Prey. The game was released in November 2016 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. Like Dishonored, the game received very positive reviews upon release. In particular, the game was lauded for its level design, with critics singling out the level "Clockwork Mansion", in which the player transforms a mansion's layout by pulling levers, as its best. However, its physical sales struggled at launch. Dishonored: Death of the Outsider (2017) Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is Dishonored 2s standalone expansion. In the game, assassin Billie Lurks seeks assassin Daud as they set out to eliminate the Outsider. Marketed as a "standalone story" in the series, the game's story concludes the narrative arc established by the first game. It is not a full sequel to Dishonored 2 as the game is shorter, more linear and more focused. Many systems were streamlined and simplified. For instance, all superpowers are unlocked at the beginning of the game, and it does not feature a chaos system. It was released in September 2017 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. The game received generally positive reviews upon release. Future At QuakeCon 2017, lead designer Ricardo Bare said that the series was "resting". Co-director Dinga Bakaba later clarified in 2020, saying that the press had over-interpreted Bare's statement and added that he did not think "there was a decision to put [the] Dishonored series on hold". However, Bakaba reiterated that they would not be revisiting the same storyline in the future, and that subsequent