Summary
- Get ready for new maps, characters, and gameplay features in Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game over the next few months.
- Patch 1.3 with bug fixes and quality-of-life updates is expected on 7/25.
- Expect new Klowntalities, mini-games, and Halloween-themed maps in the coming months, along with updates for human characters.
The development team behind Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game will be rolling out several content updates over the next few months. Additional downloadable content coming to Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game includes new maps, characters, mini-games, and gameplay features.
An adaptation of the 1988 cult classic horror film, the game operates in an asymmetrical survival horror style, with three Klowns pursuing seven human survivors and choosing whether to kill them or wrap them in cotton candy coccoons. Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game was released on June 4 and has received mostly positive reviews from fans.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game - All Klown Abilities, Ranked
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The game's official Twitter account posted a roadmap of the next few months to its page on July 16, also announcing the release of new Klown character Zombo on the same date. A second update for this month is planned for July 25, and according to the roadmap, Patch 1.3 should be centered around bug fixes quality-of-life features. An image attached to the social media post states that developers have been taking in feedback from players since the release of Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game, and the team's focus in July will be fine-tuning the game to make adjustments to appease the player base.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game Roadmap Through October 2024
July
- Quality-of-Life Updates
- New Characters
August
- New Map
- New Gameplay Features
- New Characters
September
- New Gameplay Features
- New Klowntalities
- New Minigames
- New Characters
October
- New Map
- New Characters
Looking ahead, each of the next three months should see new characters introduced, although the developers haven't revealed any information about who these new characters may be. September has the longest list of new features coming, with the roadmap promising additional gameplay features, mini-games, and new Klowntalities. Klowntalities are a feature in Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game that Klown players can use to eliminate human players, and they include some of the most memorable and zany kills from the movie, such as the shadow puppet and the acidic pie barrage. While these features are specific to Klowns, the roadmap entry for September promises some unspecified updates for human characters as well, in addition to "DLC homages to two very important figures in horror," which could be hinting at a collaboration.
Additionally, new maps in Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game will be coming in August and October. While no specific names have been given to the maps and the exact release dates still haven't been announced, the roadmap hints that the first map will involve "dark and shady passageways." The description of the second upcoming map, which is scheduled for the month of Halloween, mentions costumes and dressing up, as well as encouraging players to "shop around," so it may take place in some kind of Halloween costume store.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 69 /100 Critics Rec: 51%
- Released
- June 4, 2024
- ESRB
- Mature 17+ // Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- Illfonic, Teravision Games
- Publisher(s)
- IllFonic Publishing
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space
WHERE TO PLAY
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror based on the iconic ‘80s film. In the battle between Killer Klowns and citizens of Crescent Cove, team up and use your wits to harvest humans or save them from the alien invasion!
Take on the role of the iconic Killer Klowns – cooperate in a team of three players, utilize unworldly abilities, hunt humans with zany weapons, and plan your alien invasion to harvest the population of Crescent Cove successfully.
Fight back as a team of seven brave citizens of Crescent Cove – explore the city for valuable loot and weapons, avoid getting captured by Klowns, and try to survive the alien invasion.
Crescent Cove is a sprawling arena for these unique multiplier fights between Klowns and humans – boasting various locations, and various tactical opportunities for both teams.
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game provides a unique approach to hide-and-seek gameplay, customization, PvPvE, and dynamic objectives leading to multiple match results. This game evolves the online horror formula in new ways.
- Genre(s)
- Survival Horror
