A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a survival horror game developed by Stormind Games and published by Saber Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.[1] The game is based on the A Quiet Place film series and features a new story. It was released on October 17, 2024.[2][3]
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| Developer(s) | Stormind Games |
| Publisher(s) | Saber Interactive |
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| Release | October 17, 2024 |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay
editA Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a single-player game with gameplay that focuses on stealth and survival horror.[4][5] The player controls a character from a first-person perspective and must navigate a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind hostile extraterrestrial creatures with enhanced hypersensitive hearing.[6][7] The game has a variety of features, including microphone options, that allow in-game monsters to detect your presence if they hear you make a sound,[8] or that informs the player of sound levels.[9][10]
Setting and characters
editThe story features Alex Taylor (voiced by Anairis Quiñones),[11] an asthmatic college student survivor in a post-apocalyptic world who, alongside her boyfriend, Martin, is threatened by alien creatures.[12][13][14] After Martin's death, Alex must rely on her own strength to remain alive while pregnant with Martin's child.
Story
editAlex and Martin arrive at a ranch, looking for food and medical supplies to bring back to the hospital they are taking shelter in. During the search a nauseous Alex finds a pregnancy test and takes it, revealing she's pregnant with Martin's child. The two stay the night at the ranch. In the morning while leaving Alex gets her foot caught in a log and Martin chooses to sacrifice his life to let her escape.
Arriving back at the hospital, Alex's father Kenneth learns that she's pregnant and the two plan to leave. However, Martin's mother Laura also learns this and locks Alex in a room. With Kenneth's help, Alex manages to escape, but an argument between Laura and Kenneth attracts the aliens and forces the entire hospital to evacuate.
Alex meets back up with Kenneth at an abandoned camp. The two find a damaged radio, and Alex gets the parts needed to repair it. From the radio, they learn the aliens can't swim and that there is an island with people and no aliens on it. The two make a plan to get a boat, but Laura shows up and holds Kenneth hostage looking for information on where Alex is. In the ensuing struggle, Laura accidentally shoots and kills Kenneth. Alex manages to escape and takes cover overnight under a waterfall.
The next day Alex resolves to get into town and on the boat on her own. While there she discovers there is only one boat left in a fire station. While putting fuses in a box, an electrical short starts a fire in the fire station. The smoke knocks Alex out, but she is saved and dragged to safety by Laura. Laura gives Alex her gas mask so she can get to the boat safely, then leaves to turn on the nearby lighthouse to distract the aliens. Alex manages to make it to the boat and escape. The following morning she hears a voice on the radio asking if anyone is alive, to which she answers that she is.
Development
editIn October 2021, it was announced that a video game set within the same continuity as the film series is in development. The game will reportedly include an untold original story. The developers stated: "The A Quiet Place video game will let fans experience the tension of the films with a level of immersion they've never felt before." The project which will be published by Saber Interactive, is being created in collaboration by iLLOGIKA, EP1T0ME Studios Inc., and Paramount Pictures.[15] In June 2024, it was reported that Stormind Games served as the developer of the game.[16][17]
Release
editThe game was announced in October 2021.[15] Along with a title announcement, a trailer was released in June 2024. A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on October 17, 2024.[18][19]
References
edit- ^ "Company". Stormind Games. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
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- ^ Scott, Ryan (June 17, 2024). "The A QUIET PLACE Video Game Gets A Creepy Teaser Trailer". Fangoria. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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- ^ Bolt, Neil (June 17, 2024). "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Trailer Revealed for Video Game Adaptation of Hit Horror Movie Series". ComingSoon. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Wes (2024-10-09). "Players will need a quiet place if they want to survive the A Quiet Place game". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ Stewart, Marcus (June 17, 2024). "The A Quiet Place Game Breaks Its Silence With First Reveal Trailer". Game Informer. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Holiday, Charming (June 17, 2024). "A Quiet Place Video Game Coming Later This Year". Game Rant. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Anairis Quiñones (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ Sheehan, Gavin (June 17, 2024). "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Announced For PC & Consoles". Bleeding Cool. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Bunn, Glenn (June 17, 2024). "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Is A Terrifying Untold Original Story For The Franchise". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on June 18, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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- ^ a b Del Rosario, Alexandra (October 26, 2021). "'A Quiet Place' Video Game In The Works By Saber Interactive & Illogika". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Romano, Nick (June 17, 2024). "A Quiet Place video game unveils tense first-look trailer, story details". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ LeBlanc, Wesley (July 2, 2024). "A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Story Trailer Showcases The Silent End Of The World". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ Wilson, Mike (June 17, 2024). "Single Player Game 'A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead' Heads to PC & Consoles [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting. Archived from the original on June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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