CARL! ‘The Walking Dead’ RPG Has an Kickstarter Date
Carl! Free League’s upcoming The Walking Dead Universe RPG will be coming to a Kickstarter near you on March 14th.
The Walking Dead TV series has catapulted its originating graphic novels well beyond the mainstream. You can tell because all the memes and related material reference the long-running TV series that, like the titular walkers, refuses to die.
That same aesthetic is at the heart of the upcoming The Walking Dead Universe RPG, as evidenced by the big AMC logo right on the cover image. The game itself is being made in partnership with AMC Networks, Free League Publishing, and Genuine Entertainment. All of which to say, your Negan jokes are still relevant.
The Walking Dead RPG Comes to Kickstarter in March
Yesterday Free League revealed the Kickstarter date as well as a promise of “early access” to the PDF well before its late 2023 release once the Kickstarter is complete.
Per a press release from Free League, the partnership on this one has been pretty close. AMC’s creative production team, including Chief Content Officer of The Walking Dead Universe, Scott M. Gimple and Head of AMC Networks Publishing Mike Zagari have been working with the design team to bring inspiration from the unrelenting TV show and upcoming spin-offs. But The Walking Dead Universe RPG promises to introduce “new story elements” as well.
Here’s Free League’s description of the game, which will run on the Year Zero engine:
In The Walking Dead Universe Roleplaying Game, players are challenged to enter the unforgiving, post-apocalyptic sandbox and learn how to survive and thrive in this new world order. Pushing the boundaries of the survival genre, each group can tailor their RPG experience to suit their own interests and play style.
Expect the stress and stakes to be high. Boasting a new spin on Free League Publishing’s award-winning Year Zero engine, players must not only hone their physical skills, but deeply explore what makes them tick – confronting how the hardships of this world naturally impact what they’re capable of, in the best and worst of times.
So get ready for zombies Walkers and perhaps, if you’re lucky, a few Texas Rangers as well.
Carl!
