The actor who will portray protagonist Jeon Woo-chi in 'Woochi the Wayfarer,' currently under development by Nexon Games' LoreVault Studio, has been cast.
LoreVault revealed its second development update via the official Nexon Games YouTube community, announcing that the actor for the role of Jeon Woo-chi has been confirmed. In August, the development team and the actor visited the Epic Games Studio in Los Angeles, USA, to conduct a 4D scan shoot with the 3Lateral team.
3Lateral is a studio under Epic Games specializing in digital human 4D scanning and character technology. It has provided MetaHuman-based character implementation technology for multiple global games acclaimed for nuanced character performances and high-quality digital humans.
For this shoot, LoreVault's development team, including Art Director Mok Young-mi, directly participated in directing alongside local experts. LoreVault explained that it is steadily building up the data required for development through this process. The identity of the actor playing the protagonist was not disclosed and will be introduced at a later date.
'Woochi the Wayfarer' is a single-player action-adventure game depicting the adventures of Taoist mage Jeon Woo-chi as he uses magic to battle monsters in a fictional Joseon setting, based on an original story inspired by the classic novel 'The Tale of Jeon Woo-chi'. It is being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and will be introduced to the global market on PC and console platforms.
Work on the environments is also accelerating alongside character development. In September, Nexon Games signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Tourism Organization to support the development of 'Woochi the Wayfarer,' securing approximately 70,000 images and around 1,000 video assets capturing South Korea's nature and cultural heritage. These include drone footage, historical sites difficult for private entities to access, and materials recording Korea's unique topography and scenery from multiple perspectives. Nexon Games plans to use these materials along with its own location scouting data to create game backgrounds and graphic assets, constructing a Joseon fantasy world that reinterprets real Korean scenery.
In March, LoreVault shared its first development update, revealing the team scouting locations across the country—including Towangseong Falls on Mount Seorak, Hwanseongul Cave, and Naksansa Temple—to collect reference materials. The release date for 'Woochi the Wayfarer' has not yet been determined.
