Everyone was abuzz when Rick and Co. were holdup in the prison during The Walking Dead Season 3 and Season 4. So if you’re game is set in a prison it would make perfect sense to throw some zombies into the mix and call it a good day. Team17 has gone even further and officially announced The Escapists: The Walking Dead. Now you aren’t some Halloween costume sheriff, you’ll actually be pixelated 8-bit Rick Grimes. Fans of the show might be slightly disappointed this is going to be following along the comic book timeline and not the hit AMC show but really, they’re both good so it shouldn’t matter that much.
Since this is the first we are hearing about The Escapists: The Walking Dead I’m surprised it is slated to come out later this year for both PC and Xbox One. Attendees of Walker Stalker Fan Fest in San Diego California will be getting a special hands on this July 10th and 11th weekend so hopefully there will be some news about how The Escapists: The Walking Dead plays. I went into this thinking this was DLC but the wording on the press release below makes this feel like a standalone release. With all the places the comic goes it could go the distance as a full game, as shown in the trailer you’ll be starting off in the hospital then eventually making your way to the prison and maybe more. I’m wondering how far after that the game progresses into the comic series but they could go a bunch of different routes from DLC to more games, the skies the limit. Be sure to check out the teaser trailer above as well as the screenshots below and get ready for more ZOMBIES!
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PRESS RELEASE
Team17 announce The Escapists The Walking Dead
Wednesday 8th July – Wakefield, UK – Team17 have today unveiled that they are developing and publishing The Escapists The Walking Dead, a new game in collaboration with Skybound Entertainment.
Merging the award-winning, smash-hit, indie game The Escapists with the worldwide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead, Team17 have taken the very best of both worlds and are now providing players with the opportunity to play Rick Grimes as he takes on hordes of zombies let loose upon the world.
In this unique game, recreated entirely in the charming 8-bit pixel art style of The Escapists, Rick is in charge of a band of survivors featuring many of the original comic book cast. He must secure the safety of the group by seeking out a safe escape route from each area, and manage several dangerous tasks to keep as many of the group alive as possible. The game faithfully matches the timeline of the comics and so as the player makes progress in the game they play through locations that mirror the progress of the band of the survivors taken from the award-winning comic’s epic story.
Daniel Murray, President at Skybound Entertainment said, “Team17 presented a creative plan to blend The Walking Dead into The Escapists and our response was simple. When do we get started? The Escapists is a charming example of a single creator’s vision come to life. We are excited to offer fans of The Walking Deadsomething different and The Escapists The Walking Dead is just that. A playful interpretation that we believe fans of great games in general will love.”
Debbie Bestwick, Team17’s Managing Director added, “With well over 600,000 units sold, the award-winning The Escapists is one of the hit indie titles of 2015. Masterminding your escape from prison is hard enough but how can we make it harder? Zombies. Remember poor Rick Grimes trying to escape hospital, organise life at a farm or hold up in an abandoned prison? A little bit of awesome 8-bit pixel love later and BOOM! It is great to partner with Skybound and The Walking Dead and we are really excited to ‘escapify’ the amazing, rich and sinister world of Robert Kirkman.”
Team17 will be globally debuting the game at the Walker Stalker Fan Fest in Petco Park, San Diego, California during the 10th and 11th July.
Attendees, roamers and fans will be able to get exclusive first hands-on playable with Rick Grimes in the Harrison Memorial Hospital level.
The Escapists The Walking Dead is scheduled for a 2015 release on Xbox One and PC.
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