The Walking Dead Universe Kickstarter Is Ending Soon

We are definitely getting a Walking Dead Universe tabletop RPG — the campaign from publisher Free League opened March 14 and, despite setting a time limit of less than a month, has already raked in over half a million dollars. The campaign closes in less than 48 hours, but there’s still time.

The Walking Dead Universe is based on the AMC TV show and to make this project authentic, Free League worked with Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple and Head of AMC Networks Publishing Mike Zagari to pull in material from all established locales seen in the ten seasons of TWD. It also includes some new areas no one’s seen yet. The core rulebook will be a large one.

The game is directed by Free League co-founders Tomas Härenstam (ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG) and Mattias Johnsson Haake (Symbaroum), with Nils Hintze (Tales from the Loop RPG, Vaesen – Nordic Horror Roleplaying) as lead writer, Gustaf Ekelund (Twilight: 2000) and Martin Grip (ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG) as lead artists, and Genuine Entertainment’s Joe LeFavi (ALIEN RPG, Blade Runner RPG, Dune, The Dragon Prince) as producer and brand manager on the game series.

The smallest pledge tier is the Digital Edition at $29, which gets you virtual versions of the rulebook, starter set and any stretch goals that happen to be digital. The physical Starter Set is just a few dollars more at $33, and both books in physical format are available at the $76 tier. A Deluxe Limited Edition of the Core Rulebook, exclusive to the campaign, is offered in the most expensive tier ($123). Those who make their pledges within the first 24 hours of launch will receive a bonus art print of the cover illustration by Martin Grip. The prize only applies to tiers that include physical rewards.

The Walking Dead Universe RPG Kickstarter will be open until April 5, so if you want the campaign-exclusive rewards, you’d best act soon.