To be the first to truly bring the world of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to life was an opportunity that could not be passed. “We’re incredibly excited to finally reveal what we’ve been working on here at Sumo Nottingham. I can’t wait for everyone to see more of what we’re doing.” Ronnie Hobbs, Creative Director Gun Interactive on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Having the chance to really dive into the world of this IP with the team from Gun and working with Sumo to bring this vision to life has been almost surreal. “It’s no secret that the original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is probably my favorite horror film ever created. There is no release date info for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre yet.The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. So, the game will feature new members of the Slaughter family. Kim Henkel, the screenwriter for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, shared his ideas about several other characters that never made it into the film. However, the game needed more than just three killers. It is their relationship that enables the massacre. The Hitchhiker, the Cook, and, of course, Leatherface all have their own role to play. For the things they couldn’t see first hand, Gun studied the shots of the film frame by frame.Īccording to Hobbs, the thing that makes The Texas Chainsaw Massacre a unique horror game experience is the balance between all the members of the family. It drastically changed the horror landscape with its gritty camera work, unsettling. Tobe Hooper's horror classic, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, is a masterpiece in guerrilla filmmaking. All the tension and unease feel visceral and frightening. They even watched numerous sunsets and sunrises to ensure they got the colors of the Texas summer just right. The Upcoming Texas Chain Saw Massacre game is fiercely loyal to the 1973 film. Items like Leatherface’s terrifying mask and the chainsaw he wields were put under the microscope (not literally), so the team could capture every detail. The team at Gun traveled to Texas to visit the Family House and Gas Station in order to perfectly recreate their likeness in the game. If you’d like some more proof of that, you can check out the insane levels of detail the studio goes into to create its Hero Assets for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in this blog post on the game’s website.Įxperience the massacre like never before So, he will undoubtedly ensure the game does an excellent job paying homage to it. And the Creative Director of the studio, Ronnie Hobbs, is known to be a big fan of the original film. It was the studio that created Friday the 13th: The Game and Layers of Fear. This isn’t Gun’s first foray into horror film adaptions. It will be an asymmetrical horror experience that will have players take control of the chainsaw-wielding psycho and all the members of the family. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre game is based on the iconic 1974 horror film of the same name. Here’s a rundown on the December 2021-announced game. So, the studio and publisher are making it into a game. Gun Interactive and Sumo have decided that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre needs a new way to terrify people.