The Wonder Woman game from Monolith and Warner Bros. Games is still in development, even after three years of relative silence from the developer and publisher. Revealed at the Game Awards back in 2021, we've been eagerly anticipating new details on this "single-player open-world action" game, particularly as it's set to "introduce an original story set in the DC Universe."
That means that this Wonder Woman game will work beyond the boundaries of the best DC movies, and likely draw more widely from the comics for inspiration. I'm hopeful that this will be a new game of 2025 worth watching, but for now we're left speculating about this adventure which, Warner Bros promises, will allow us to "become Diana of Themyscira in the fight to unite her Amazon family and the humans from the modern world." So while we wait for more info, here's everything we know about the new Wonder Woman game so far.
Wonder Woman game release date speculation
As it stands, there is no Wonder Woman release date established. The game was unveiled in December 2021 at the Game Awards, but there's been precious few updates since. Warner Bros. has confirmed that the Wonder Woman game is still in development, but beyond that it's likely that a late 2025 release is the earliest we'll see this experience materialize.
Wonder Woman game trailer
The Wonder Woman game trailer is more audio than video, but we can glean some clues from it. In the trailer, we hear Diana's mother Hippolyta say “my daughter, a new threat comes to our shores and I must call you home.” Based on this we know that Wonder Woman has left her hidden home island Themyscira and lives in regular society without her Amazonian family. It certainly seems as if Diana has been doing some superhero deeds in the regular world and her skills are needed to help her mother and her sisters back home.
Wonder Woman gameplay
The Wonder Woman game is in development at Monolith, the studio behind two of the best Lord of the Rings games. While we're yet to see Wonder Woman in action, it's likely to be an action-adventure title that leans on melee combat and world exploration. One thing we know for certain is that it won't be a live-service or co-op focused experience – which is probably for the best once you consider our Gotham Knights review and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League review, which Warner Bros. Games also published.
In a comment to IGN in late 2023, a Warner Bros spokesperson said: "Wonder Woman is a single-player action-adventure game set in a dynamic open-world. This third person experience will allow players to become Diana of Themyscira and introduce an original story set in the DC Universe, while also featuring the Nemesis System. Wonder Woman is not being designed as a live service."
Wonder Woman game story
Much like Middle-earth: Shadow of War and Shadow of Mordor, Monolith's upcoming Wonder Woman game will be a "single-player open-world action game". The studio has only teased details of the story out so far, although we do know that this will be an original story set in the DC Universe – rather than one which actively draws from the best Wonder Woman stories from the comics, or a piece of the broader Arkham-Verse which many of Warner Bros. games are set in. We also know that the Wonder Woman game will "allow players to become Diana of Themyscira in the fight to unite her Amazon family and the humans from the modern world."
Wonder Woman Nemesis system
As Wonder Woman is in development from Monolith, the studio behind Middle-earth: Shadow of War, fans were wondering if the game would use its widely popular Nemesis system. Happily, it's been confirmed that the Wonder Woman game will use the Nemesis system, which should have interesting implications for gameplay.
The Nemesis system mechanic allows players to influence the game's narrative in unique ways. Enemies will evolve and develop based on your actions, which means even the gruntiest grunt can work it's way up enemy ranks and become, well, your nemesis. In Middle-earth Shadow of War, orcs would get promoted if they killed you, and they'd challenge each other to fight tot he death in order to try and climb the ranks higher. It's unclear how this system will be used in Wonder Woman, but I'm certainly keen to learn more.
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