The Walking Dead goes 8-bit as it teams with indie hit The Escapists

In one of the year’s most unlikely team-ups, indie hit The Escapists is mashing with The Walking Dead, the hit comic-book and TV series.

Players will control protagonist Rick Grimes in the zombie-infested world of The Escapists: The Walking Dead which releases on Xbox One and PC later this year. It will feature key characters, locations, and story elements from the comic books while retaining the escape and crafting mechanics that have helped The Escapists — created by the single-handed developer and ex-construction worker Chris Davis — sell over 600,000 copies.