The Escapists: The Walking Dead Alexandria Location Trailer Released

Written by Brandon Hofer on September 18, 2015

News: Team 17 has just released a video that is showcasing one of the iconic locations for the upcoming game, The Escapists: The Walking Dead.

The Escapists: The Walking Dead is still in development and Team 17 has just released a trailer showing off one of the areas in the game. This new video showcases Alexandria, one of the iconic locations in the game. Merging the award-winning, smash-hit, indie game The Escapists with the worldwide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead, comes The Escapists: The Walking Dead. In this unique game, recreated entirely in the charming 8-bit pixel art style of The Escapists, you play as Rick Grimes as he takes on hordes of walkers let loose upon the world.

Rick 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 Dead something 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 Deadand we are really excited to ‘escapify’ the amazing, rich and sinister world of Robert Kirkman.”

Check out the new trailer below and tell us what you think. Will you be getting The Escapists: The Walking Dead when it gets released?