Arkane startede ud med at blive kendt for at emulere de bedste spil fra "immersive sim"-genren, som godt nok repræsenterer noget af spilbranchens mere krogede terminologi, men som oftest defineres af det originale Deus Ex, og eksempelvis Arkanes Prey, eller måske Dishonored.
De har brudt lidt med det de senere år via spil som Deathloop (der dog har elementer af immersive sim) og måske særligt Redfall, når det udkommer om nogle måneder. Men studiet vil altså gå tilbage til at lave disse på et tidspunkt. I et interview med GamesRadar fortæller studiechef Harvey Smith dette:
"I think we will eventually go back to the very sealed immersive sim-like environments. But just once we wanted to know what it would be like to wander an Arkane open world and see where each little road will take you. You'll want to see if you can get into a barn you found, climb a fire lookout tower that you spotted in the distance, or try and get into a house to read all the notes scattered inside," he said. "Some of Redfall's most powerful moments come from wandering around, absorbing the world, and getting caught up in high action for a moment. That was the atmosphere we set out to create from the beginning."
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