The past couple of weeks have been an extremely rough time for both Telltale Games and its developers after the studio announced that it will soon shut down, laying off the majority of its staff, and is now facinga class action lawsuit. Telltale’s apparent closure also brings to question the fate of some of its games. Luckily, things are appearing brighter for the studio’s adaptation of Netflix’sStranger Things, as Devolver Digital reached out to Netflix and expressed its interest in publishing the game.
Devolver Digital, best known for games such asHotline MiamiandEnter the Gungeon, sent out a tweet to Netflix for a chance to produce theStranger Thingsgame b6 linking its resume that opens to the website of developer No Code, a studio based in Glasgow, Scotland. No Code is known for games such asAlien: Isolationand the episodic horror adventure-puzzle game calledStories Untold,that already embodies aStranger Thingsvibe. It is evident that Devolver wants No Code to be the developer on theStranger Thingsgame should Netflix oblige its request.
A few days ago, Netflix made it abundantly clear that it isstill planning to make theStranger Thingsgamewith or without Telltale. In a statement, the streaming giant said that it is “in the process of evaluating other options for bringing theStranger Thingsuniverse to life in an interactive medium.” Netflix has already ventured intoStranger Thingsvideo games in the past with a game for the PlayStation VR and another one for iOS and Android devices. As of now, the company is still yet to make a decision on whether it would take Devolver’s offer, produce the game itself, or reach out to other publishers.
A few days prior to reaching out to Netflix,Devolver Digital also tweeted Rockstar Gamesand offered its services to port the upcoming game,Red Dead Redemption 2to the PC. So far, the game is only planned to release on the PS4 and Xbox One in October, but just as it was withGTA V, a PC port is expected to follow. It is unclear if Devolver was serious when it reached out to Rockstar, but the publisher is known for poking fun at big publishers, and a partnership between the two is highly unlikely anyway.
