Murayama was working on the Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes game, a spiritual successor to his Suikoden games, as scenario writer and game designer.
The game is the first collaboration between Murayama (Suikoden I, Suikoden II) and Junko Kawano (Suikoden I, Suikoden IV) in 25 years.
Konami released Murayama’s Suikoden I game for the PlayStation in 1995, followed by Suikoden II in 1998.
Rabbit & Bear Studios announced on its website on Wednesday that scenario writer and the studio head Yoshitaka Murayama died on February 6 due to complications with an ongoing illness.