{"id":1130821,"date":"2026-08-05T00:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1130821\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:28:20","slug":"retro-beat-em-up-bros-this-ps5-brawler-based-on-the-walking-dead-looks-all-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1130821\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro Beat-&#8216;Em-Up Bros, This PS5 Brawler Based on The Walking Dead Looks All Right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Retro Beat-&#039;Em-Up Bros, This PS5 Brawler Based on The Walking Dead Looks All Right 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/faff58584b558\/retro-beat-em-up-bros-this-ps5-brawler-based-on-the-walking-dead-looks-all-right-1.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/retro-beat-em-up-bros-this-ps5-brawler-based-on-the-walking-dead-looks-all-right-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Retro Beat-'Em-Up Bros, This PS5 Brawler Based on The Walking Dead Looks All Right 1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always enjoyed retro beat-\u2019em-ups, and the genre has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance in the last few years, with games like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/marvel_cosmic_invasion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel Cosmic Invasion<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_shredders_revenge\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TMNT: Shredder\u2019s Revenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/walking_dead_streets_of_survival\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival<\/a> to be anywhere near as good as those two, but it does look like it\u2019ll scratch an itch, when it releases from 18th September.<\/p>\n<p>The game will be available in two guises, with the following content included:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard Edition ($19.99 \/ \u00a317.99 \/ \u20ac19.99)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A copy of the game<\/li>\n<li>Pre-order bonus downloadable content \u201cGolden Survival Pack\u201d \u2013 Gold-polished gear for brutal fights and last stands!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deluxe Edition ($29.99 \/ \u00a329.99 \/ \u20ac29.99)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A copy of the game<\/li>\n<li>Pre-order bonus downloadable content \u201cGolden Survival Pack\u201d \u2013 Gold-polished gear for brutal fights and last stands!<\/li>\n<li>Downloadable content \u201cArcade Apocalypse Pack\u201d\n<ul>\n<li>Two weapon skins \u2013 Tactical Magnum and Unlockable Mystery weapon skins<\/li>\n<li>One character skin \u2013 Civic Republic Military Rick<\/li>\n<li>The Walker Pit \u2013 Endless survival combat mode<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHELL ON EARTH\u201d difficulty mode \u2013 Hardcore Mode without checkpoints<\/li>\n<li>Digital soundtrack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inspired specifically by the television adaptation of the popular Robert Kirkman comic book, the game will feature multiple characters from the source material, each with unique moves and abilities.<\/p>\n<p>I think what\u2019s interesting here is that this isn\u2019t an out-and-out melee brawler; while you will be fighting in close-quarters skirmishes, you\u2019ll also have access to firearms and crossbows, which will add some range to the action.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a bit of a shame to see gameplay modes, like the highest difficulty setting and endless survival mode locked behind the Deluxe Edition. But I suppose if you\u2019re not interested in those extras, it\u2019s good to have a cheaper option available.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, I quite like the look and presentation on this, even though I\u2019m not expecting it to be a game that will necessarily live long in the memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bdDN5F1FnV8\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bdDN5F1FnV8\" target=\"_blank\">youtube.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>Related Games<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve always enjoyed retro beat-\u2019em-ups, and the genre has enjoyed a bit of a renaissance in the last&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1130822,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[55,153,53,307710,307709,16,15],"class_list":["post-1130821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ps5","tag-release-dates","tag-technology","tag-the-walking-dead-streets-of-survival","tag-trailmark-games","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117040076749590940","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1130821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130821\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1130822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1130821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1130821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1130821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}