Over the last year or so, there have been a lot of notable developments within the Walking Dead gaming universe. You have The Walking Dead: Destinies and The Walking Dead: All Out War. The Walking Dead: Destinies was released in November last year and gives players the chance to explore numerous scenarios within the dystopian universe. Games like this look to engage fans of the franchise in different ways, without compromising the core theme of the original show.
What Makes A Successful Spinoff Game?
Numerous factors help to make a spinoff game successful. Some of the key elements that need to be covered include leveraging existing characters and lore, which helps to attract both loyal fans and new players. Gameplay innovation is also important: incorporating fresh gameplay mechanics or refining existing ones helps to maintain engagement while keeping the connection to the original franchise. It’s not just The Walking Dead that has managed to do this, either. The Last of Us is another example: the game inspired a hit TV show that took the game mechanics and presented them in a way that kept the same tension but on the big screen.
Some other examples of this can be seen in iGaming. When you play bingo online you’ll see spinoffs, games that are based on an original slot game, but the theme or format has been tweaked to appeal to a different or wider audience. The original Big Bass games have no spooky theme whatsoever, but recently the games have been repackaged to suit the recent interest spike in horror. Examples would be Big Bass Halloween and Big Bass Halloween II.
Other examples include Reel Nightmare, a spinoff from Reel King. Even though the games feature the same original mechanics, they allow players to explore a new and exciting world, retaining original fans while drawing new fans who may have an interest in the theme. It also helps to spike interest in the original games, as The Walking Dead have done. This is especially the case when you look at game releases and how they syndicate with the release of TV spinoffs.
Following the Narrative Experience
Other spin-offs that are set in the same universe include the Telltale series. This game collection brings together episodes from the series, as you follow the journey of a survivor who makes her way through a zombie-ridden wasteland. With emotional storytelling and character development, the games follow the series very well, with the Definitive series having improved visuals and graphics to better represent the apocalyptic wasteland. You can also expect a satisfying ending that will resonate well with players who have stuck with the games over the years. So as you can see, game spin-offs have helped to reignite the Walking Dead universe. The games that have come out have even covered different character story arcs while giving some insight into the characters from the TV show. This has helped to provide some level of syndication across the big screen and video games, helping to immerse fans into the experience while providing a fun and exciting way to explore The Walking Dead story in depth.
