The Last of Us: Escape the Dark Tabletop Game Coming Soon

[Peter Paltridge]

We certainly haven’t seen the last of The Last Of Us. There may not be any actual games in development beyond the eighteenth unnecessary remaster of Part 1, but the story is certainly having its own life in other media. There’s an HBO TV series adaption coming in two months, and now the story of Joel and Ellie will be told in tabletop form when The Last of Us: Escape the Dark is released.
Coming from board game company Themeborne, The Last of Us: Escape the Dark is a game for one to five players that sees participants controlling Ellie, Joel, Tess, Bill, Tommy or Marlene as they navigate a harsh post-apocalyptic world filled with fungus-infested zombies. Your goal is simply to reach a safe area, but with interchangeable chapter cards telling the story, the dangers won’t be in the same areas twice. The game is part of Theneborne’s Escape the Dark series.

When can you get it? We don’t exactly know yet. There are...

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[Kravn]

So this is going to Joel and Ellie on it. We can change the narrative and fate of the characters like make Tess Survive since she died in the real story.

 

[Vigo]

They can trigger more fans by adding Abby and her trusty Golf Club. It goes well with Joel's head.

 

[The Zyborg]

I think this is a cross promotion for the HBO Max Show. It is obviously going to be a hit since Pedro Paschal has been a ratings gold with Mandalorian and Narcos.

 

[Owlbear]

Why did they go for a Black and White aesthetic. The last of us is a full colored piece of media.