Zenless Zone Zero lead artist Atwo_A2 recently announced their departure from miHoYo. Atwo was responsible for many of Zenless Zone Zero’s playable character designs, which include anthropomorphic Thirens like Von Lycaon, Ellen Joe, and Hoshimi Miyabi, as well as Intelligent Constructs like Billy Kid and Banyue. According to the new blog update, they are currently working on an unannounced farming simulation game.
Atwo briefly reminisced about their Zenless Zone Zero journey in their announcement, from the beginning of the project six years ago (when the dev team consisted of just over 20 people) all the way to the title’s second anniversary. Now that the game has found its footing and has become what they call “an incredibly impressive product,” Atwo has handed over all of their work at miHoYo and is currently devoting their time and talents to their new farming simulator.
As a longtime fan of the genre (Atwo used to play Harvest Moon in their student days and is keeping up with new releases like Village in the Shade), the idea of creating a farming simulator has been brewing in their head for almost 20 years. After talking to Zenless Zone Zero producer Li Zhenyu two years ago, Atwo was given the support and advice to set out on their own.
Atwo is currently looking for devs who are fans of farming sims to help with the initial stages of their game, they encourage those interested to contact them via Bilibili.
