strategy video game
The Escapists: The Walking Dead
By Team17, released 1 Jan 2015
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- action game
What it is
The Escapists: The Walking Dead is a strategy game from Team17 that puts Rick Grimes and a band of survivors into the world of The Walking Dead comics. Players guide Rick through locations from the comics, seeking an escape route while handling dangerous tasks and trying to keep the group alive. The listed locations include the Harrison Memorial Hospital, Greene family farm, Meriwether County Correctional Facility, Woodbury and Alexandria. Survivors include familiar comic characters such as Maggie, Hershel, Glenn and Michonne, whom Rick can recruit to help with tasks. The game uses 8-bit pixel art and includes crafting: its description lists more than 200 items for making over 70 tools or weapons. Steam lists single-player, achievements, controller support, Cloud, Leaderboards, Remote Play on TV and Family Sharing. It released for Windows, macOS and Linux on September 30, 2015.
What players like, and what they don't
- Five locations from the comic timeline
- More than 70 craftable tools or weapons
- Recruit familiar comic characters
- Windows, macOS and Linux support
- Single-player only
Who it suits
It suits players who want a single-player strategy game combining escape planning, crafting and survival with characters and locations from The Walking Dead comics.
This entry combines escape routes and survivor management with crafting in a pixel-art take on The Walking Dead. Its listed play is single-player, with several Steam features including Cloud and Leaderboards.
