The Last of Us: Escape the Dark

The Last of Us: Escape the Dark is an upcoming cooperative tabletop adaptation of The Last of Us, published by Themeborne. A Kickstarter campaign for the game started on November 8, 2022."The Last of Us Tabletop Game Announced with Themeborne". Naughty Dog. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022."The Last of Us: Escape the Dark". Themeborne. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
== Gameplay ==
Themeborne has stated that the game will be powered by the Escape the Dark game engine and will be playable with 1–5 players. Players will take on the role of Ellie, Joel, Tess, Bill, Tommy, or Marlene, and create their own story as they explore an open world map. Gameplay involves players making choices about which route to take and resolving immersive "chapter cards" featuring locations from the video game, including the Suburbs, Sewers, and University. Players will make use of item cards and custom dice to control the flow of the game.
== Release and reception ==
=== Announcement ===
On October 29, 2022, Themeborne, a tabletop game publisher, posted on their social media accounts that their new game announcement would take place on November 1 at 08:00 PST / 11:00 EST. Themeborne are best known as the creators of the award-winning Escape the Dark tabletop game series, which includes Escape the Dark Castle (2017) and Escape the Dark Sector (2020).
On the day of the announcement, Naughty Dog revealed The Last of Us: Escape the Dark, a new board game experience set within The Last of Us universe. The game will be published by Themeborne and powered by the latest evolution of the Escape the Dark game engine. A Kickstarter campaign for the project was scheduled to start on November 8, with an exclusive collector's edition available for backers. Naughty Dog co-president was quoted for the announcement:
On November 8, the Kickstarter campaign for the game went live, and has raised over $500,000 from over 5,000 backers, reaching its goal of $137,907 in its first few hours of launching. Its estimated delivery date was originally December 2023, until it was later pushed back to March 2024.
== Editions ==
=== Standard Edition ===
The Standard Edition of The Last of Us: Escape the Dark is available at a retail price of £69.99, and is available to Kickstarter backers for £65. The cover art features the silhouettes of Joel and Ellie as they look at a building on fire in a distant city. The Standard Edition includes the following:
* 2-part game board (approximately 594 x 841mm)
* 6 player boards and tokens
* 40+ extra-large cards including location chapter, threat, and final challenge cards
* 100+ small cards, including item, crafted item, stashed item, upgraded weapon, spread, and hang-up cards
* 40+ customized dice, including survivor, threat, ammo, and hit dice
* 80+ tokens and markers, including tracking cubes and threat tokens
=== Collector's Edition ===
The Collector's Edition was available exclusively for backers on Kickstarter for £99, a discount from the recommended retail price of £129.99. The exclusive alternate cover art features the head of a clicker against a sleek black background. It includes all the content included in the Standard Edition, plus the following:
* 6 character miniatures with a 25mm base
* 30+ clicker miniatures (upgraded threat tokens)
* Upgraded dual-layer player boards
* Dual layer calendar board
* Hard plastic dice and token storage trays
== Gallery ==
=== Promotional ===
Escape the Dark logo.jpg|Game logo
Escape the Dark Standard Edition art.jpg|Standard Edition box art
Escape the Dark Collector's Edition art.jpg|Collector's Edition box art
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Tlou-escape-the-dark-pack-shot.png
Escape the Dark scene 1.png
Escape the Dark scene 2.png
=== Game pieces ===
Escape the Dark Joel player board.jpg|Joel player board
Escape the Dark Ellie player board.jpg|Ellie player board
Escape the Dark Bill player board.jpg|Bill player board
Escape the Dark Tess player board.jpg|Tess player board
Escape the Dark Marlene player board.jpg|Marlene player board
Escape the Dark Tommy player board.jpg|Tommy player board
Escape the Dark Joel miniature.png|Joel miniature
Escape the Dark Clicker miniature.png|Clicker miniature
Escape the Dark Checkpoint card.jpg|Checkpoint card
Escape the Dark Downtown card.jpg|Downtown card
Escape the Dark Jackson card.jpg|Jackson card
Escape the Dark Lakeside card.jpg|Lakeside card
Escape the Dark Sewers card.jpg|Sewers card
Escape the Dark Suburbs card.jpg|Suburbs card
Escape the Dark University card.jpg|University card
Escape the Dark Threat card.jpg|Threat card
Escape the Dark Clicker card.jpg|Clicker card
Escape the Dark Runners card.jpg|Runners card
Escape the Dark Bottle card.jpg|Bottle card
Escape the Dark Brick card.jpg|Brick card
Escape the Dark Health Kit card.jpg|Health kit card
Escape the Dark Nail Bomb card.jpg|Nail bomb card
Escape the Dark Alcohol card.jpg|Alcohol card
Escape the Dark Rag card.jpg|Rag card
Escape the Dark 9mm Pistol card.jpg|9mm pistol card
Escape the Dark Bat card.jpg|Bat card
Escape the Dark Bow card.jpg|Bow card
Escape the Dark Shiv card.jpg|Shiv card
Escape the Dark Spread card.jpg|Spread card
Escape the Dark Strongbox card.jpg|Strongbox card
Escape the Dark Survivor's Camp card 1.jpg|Survivor's camp card
Escape the Dark Survivor's Camp card 2.jpg|Survivor's camp card
=== Video ===
The Last of Us- Escape the Dark - Board Game Preview
== External links ==
*The Last of Us: Escape the Dark on Kickstarter
== References ==
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