Telltale Games has branched out into the worlds ofGame of Thrones,Fables,The Walking Dead,Batman,Guardians of the Galaxy, and more. Now they’re turning their attention to Hawkins, Indiana.Varietyreports that the studio is working on aStranger Thingsvideo game for consoles and PC.
For those unfamiliar with the Telltale games, they’re basically interactive stories where you choose various dialogue options to steer the path of the narrative and the characters. Sometimes it works incredibly well, like inThe Walking Deadgame, and other times it feels like they’re aping the tone but not the positives of the source material, as was the case with the largely miserableGame of Thronesadaptation. It remains to be seen if theStranger Thingsgame will use the main characters from the show or if it will be a side story likeWalking DeadandGame of Throneswhere you interact with popular characters but you play someone new.
In addition to licensing outStranger Thingsto Telltale, Netflix is getting into the interactive story business itself withMinecraft: Story Mode. Per Variety:
“The “Minecraft” title is similar to Netflix’s choose-your-own-adventure-style interactive shows for kids: “Puss in Book: Trapped in an Epic Tale” and “Buddy Thunderstruck: The Maybe Pile.” Earlier this year Netflix debuted another interactive title, “Stretch Armstrong: The Breakout.”
That sounds like a good fit for theMinecraftbrand whereas a traditional Telltale Games title should work well forStranger Things.
There’s no timeline yet on theStranger Thingsvideo game or if it will have the multi-episode structure of past Telltale Games. The third season ofStranger Thingsis currently in development, although there’s been no word yet on the release date. Presumably, with filming starting back in April, it’s possible thatStranger Things 3will hit the same October release date asStranger Things 2.
