Overkill's The Walking Dead

Overkill's The Walking Dead
Developer	Overkill Studios Starbreeze Studios
Publisher	Starbreeze Studios
Distributor	Starbreeze Studios
Based On	Image Comics' The Walking Dead
Platforms	PC/Steam (deslisted as May 2020)
Seasons	2
Episodes	13 (released) 19 (produced)

Overkill's The Walking Dead is a video game that takes place within Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comic series' universe, developed by Overkill Software, the same company that produced the Payday series. It was announced on August 13, 2014, and was slated for a 2016 release. However, the game has undergone several delays and eventually the game was rescheduled for November 6, 2018. The game was officially discontinued following Skybound's dissatisfaction with the game's commercial performance, and the PS4 and Xbox One's versions consequently cancelled.

Plot

"In 2018 Washington will fall – what will you do?"

Overview

Overkill's The Walking Dead is a co-op first person shooter with elements of action, role-playing, survival horror and stealth, that invites players to explore the hugely popular The Walking Dead universe, where they play the role of survivors fending for themselves in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating walkers. There is also cooperative play.

Episodes

Season 1

	Title	Writer(s)	Release Dates
1.	"The First Shot"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
2.	"Hell Or High Water"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
3.	"Worse Than Walkers"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
4.	"Listening In"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
5.	"Open Season"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
6.	"Home Sweet Home"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
7.	"Last Stop"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
8.	"Doctor's Orders"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
9.	"At The Gates"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)
10.	"Join Or Die"	TBA	November 6th, 2018 (PC)

Season 2

	Title	Writer(s)	Release Dates
1.	"No Sanctuary"	TBA	November 29th, 2018 (PC)
2.	"On The Run"	TBA	December 20th, 2018 (PC)
3.	"Enemy Of My Enemy"	TBA	January 31st, 2019 (PC)
4.	"The Fugitive"	TBA	Cancelled
5.	"Best Served Cold"	TBA	Cancelled
6.	"Tightening The Noose"	TBA	Cancelled
7.	"Sixty Feet Under"	TBA	Cancelled
8.	"Search And Rescue"	TBA	Cancelled
9.	"We The People"	TBA	Cancelled

Title Screen

Main article: Title Screens (Video Game)

Cast

For a complete list of characters please see Overkill's The Walking Dead Characters.

• Warren Burke as Aidan Hunt
• Kari Wahlgren as Heather Campbell
• William Hope as Grant Moore
• Stephanie Sheh as Maya Evans
• Helen Sadler as Reina
• Renee Faia as Sarah Bridger
• Gideon Emery as Anderson Banks
• Richard Brake as Hurst
• Duane Shepard as Caleb Bernard
• Philece Sampler as Annelie Astrom
• Crispin Freeman as The Wanderer

Deaths

• The Georgetown Sniper (Confirmed Fate)
• Saul (Confirmed Fate)
• Heather Campbell
• Gary (Confirmed Fate)
• Hurst
• Several unnamed members of Anderson Camp (Off-Screen)
• Several unnamed members of the Family
• Several unnamed members of the Brigade

Videos

Game Trailers

Overkill's The Walking Dead Reveal Trailer

Overkill's The Walking Dead Gameplay Trailer E3 2015

Overkill's The Walking Dead E3 2018 Gameplay Teaser Trailer

Character Trailers

OVERKILL's The Walking Dead – Aidan Trailer

OVERKILL's The Walking Dead - Maya Trailer

OVERKILL's The Walking Dead – Grant Trailer

OVERKILL's The Walking Dead - Heather Trailer

Trivia

• The game was officially confirmed to be cancelled in the Letter Hacks of Issue 191.
• In a recent stream with the developers it was hinted that there was going to be encounters with some characters from the Comic and Road to Survival series through the game, and possibly from the Telltale Games.
  • "The Wanderer" is one of these characters.
• Overkill revealed the game takes place around Issue 26.
  • However, after Skybound cancelled the game and terminated their contract with Starbreeze and Overkill, it's assumed the game is no longer canon to the comic universe.
• The Overkill's The Walking Dead artbook reveals, one of the missing posters seen throughout the game levels is a picture of Walter White from Breaking Bad.
• This game features a special kind of zombie called "bloaters", bloated zombies that explode after dying or by getting close to them.
  • This makes Overkill's The Walking Dead the only media in The Walking Dead franchise to feature a special zombie.