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‘The Walking Dead’ Crosses Over With Action Puzzler ‘Bridge Constructor’ Later This Month
The Walking Dead is doing the crossover thing again, this time with publisher Headup Games and developer ClockStone Software’s Bridge Constructor. Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead will launch for Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, iOS via the App Store, and Android via Google Play on November 19. And just so they’re not left out, PlayStation 5 users will be receiving their version “soon after”.
In Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead, players will combine the puzzle gameplay of Bridge Constructor with the post-apocalyptic universe of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Join a group of survivors as they fight against hordes of undead walkers and a hostile human community. Your objective is to build bridges and other structures through bleak landscapes and ruined structures.
Fan-favorite characters like Daryl, Michonne and Eugene are in on the fun, as well as iconic vehicles from the series. Use movable level objects, explosives and baits to your advantage as you lure walkers into lethal traps and guide your survivors to safety.
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announcement is the release date trailer, which thanks to the narration, is appropriately hammy.
Players in No Vacancy step into the shoes of Nancy, a hard-edged investigative reporter whose journey to the town of Crestfall takes an unexpected turn. Stranded without directions or a GPS signal, she arrives at the remote Paradise Motel just as daylight begins to disappear. What initially appears to be an inconvenient stop soon becomes an investigation into the motel’s dark history, and whatever may be hiding beneath it.
No Vacancy is the first entry in Dead Stop, a new anthology of short, standalone horror games inspired by classic horror stories and unsettling places. In this case, the game takes inspiration from 80s slasher films.
Rather than relying on cutscenes to tell its story, No Vacancy‘s has the player discover the story through the various objects you examine in the game. As such, you’ll also be dealing with various environmental puzzles built around the motel’s dark history. Completing the vibe is the game’s throwback graphics, which don’t quite have the typical PS1-era aesthetic, but it’s enough to give you that old-school feel.
Ahead of the game’s launch, you can also check out the demo via the Steam page.