Puppet Master: The Game

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Puppet Master: The Game
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Developer(s) October Games
Publisher(s) Full Moon Features
October Games
Designer(s) Drake Kazmierczak [1]
Programmer(s) Maximilian Kube
Writer(s) Nat Brehmer [1]
Series Puppet Master
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows
ReleaseMay 4, 2024
Genre(s) Survival horror
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Puppet Master: The Game is a 2023 free-to-play early access survival horror game based on the Puppet Master franchise. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was developed by October Games and published by Full Moon Features and October Games. It features co-operative gameplay and player versus player (PvP) combat. Puppet Master: The Game was released in early access for Steam on March 1, 2023. [1] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Gameplay

Puppet Master: The Game is a third-person survival horror game set in a different locations from the Puppet Master franchise. [1] [9] [8]

The game is an asymmetrical single-player and multiplayer video game. [1] [9] The multiplayer portion of the game features a human player against three puppet players as the human player attempts to retrieve artifacts related to André Toulon and escape with them. [9] [10] [8] Perks can also be unlocked with experience points earned during gameplay that can be used to update characters' statistics. [11] Players can also alter the appearance of their characters with skins. [11] [10]

Characters

The game features three different humans and seven puppets. [4] The humans featured are Agent, Dana Hadley and Neil Gallagher. The puppets featured are Blade, Jester, Leech Woman, Pinhead, Six-Shooter, Torch and Tunneler. New playable characters are also in the works. [10]

Release

On March 1, 2023, Puppet Master: The Game was released for an early access open beta on Steam. [1] [8] In April 2023, a roadmap was released for the game that detailed plans for upcoming updates that includes new factions, humans, maps, perks, puppets and weapons for humans as well as a Halloween event. [10]

Downloadable content

On Halloween, Full Moon announced downloadable content featuring the Demonic Toys, another Full Moon horror franchise. This marks their second crossover with Demonic Toys since Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys from 2004. [12] This one has been reported to be "canonical" by those unfamiliar with the franchise. However, more discerning critics have noted that the inclusion of demonic toys contributed to the overall weakening of the brand; one built on the idea that a French magician--who stole esoteric knowledge from an Egyptian demon--was persecuted by the Nazis because of his love of puppets, and also the inherent evil of puppets in general. This moral choreography was reframed in Puppet Master 4: When Bad Puppets Turn Good.

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