Riot Games has announced Project K, the developer’s take on the physical TCG genre and a competitor to Magic: The Gathering. It’s based in the League of Legends IP and revolves around playing with friends in-person.
Riot said Project K is made by a “small” development team within the company led by game director Dave Guskin and executive producer Chengran Chai. It’s not publishing the game itself; rather, it’s found a publishing partner in China for an initial launch there in early 2025. A global launch is planned, however, and Riot is on the hunt for a publishing partner for the U.S. and other countries.
Riot said Project K is not a physical version of its existing digital collectible card game Legends of Luneterra, but “it does inherit some of the rich champion design philosophies of lore,” and also benefits from art drawn from other League IP games. Riot added that it wants to create “a thriving community with a competitive ecosystem,” and hopes for national and even global tournaments.
