The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to feature The Sawyers in 3v4 gameplay

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Gun Interactive has revealed that upcoming hide ‘n’ hunt title The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Game, will retain the typical asymmetrical gameplay of titles such as Friday the 13th: The Game and Dead by Daylight, but will be switching up the format in regards to its teams of hunters and survivors.

Unlike most asymmetrical titles to date, which often see a single overpowered killer chasing down teams of around four/five survivors, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre will instead feature three killers and a team of four survivors. The killers are expected to be the three key members of the cinematic Sawyer family: The Hitch-hiker, The Cook, and, of course, the terrifying Leatherface himself.

“We never want to make the same game twice. You either innovate or imitate, and I don’t have to tell you which one makes for a better game,” said Gun Interactive CEO Wes Keltner. “Everyone at Gun prefers to innovate and push the genre forward. How do you do this? Well, when it came to the design of Texas we knew that 3vs4 was different. All the mechanics and features are built around this fundamental rethinking of asymmetrical multiplayer.”

The key dynamic of switching up the team format lies in an effort to make the family feel powerful and frightening, while also offering key teamwork dynamics between both killers and survivors. It’s interesting as a concept, but will make for some tough balancing. Leatherface is a force to be reckoned with alone by hot-pants-wearing teenagers. Even if they gather together — dude has a fucking chainsaw.

It will be interesting to see how the balance of power is distributed, both among the hapless survivors and among the three individual members of The Sawyer Family. Will The Cook have skills that