‘Bad Ben’: Dread XP Releases A New Game Based On The Cult Found Footage Series
Experience a Found Footage Video Game that isn’t about Slender Man! Based on the cult hit micro-micro-micro-budget film series, the Bad Ben game is here to take the beloved franchise digital. Take the role of Tom Riley—voiced by the man himself, Nigel Bach—as he once again makes the incredibly informed decision to buy a house sight unseen at a sheriff’s auction.
Obviously, the night does not go by un-ghosted. Soon after his arrival, paranormal happenings begin to plague the unflappable Tom. You’ll have to get to the bottom of these spectral shenanigans, mostly by finding keys. Because it’s an indie horror game.
Do you have what it takes to survive the night?
“The Bad Ben films are a passion project, and I couldn’t be more excited to see the Bad Ben universe come alive in all it’s creepy, otherworldly glory in this new video game. Play if you dare…” says Bad Ben director Nigel Bach.
The Bad Ben game features:
- Yet another haunted house
- Fetch quests
- Limitless swears
- Unlockable content (not DLC, unless it does well then who knows)
- Voice by Nigel Bach
- A genuine blend of comedy and scares
- That vintage “corpespile” flavor
The Bad Ben game was made with love by developer corpsepile and DreadXP. It’s now available to play on Itch.io.
“When the opportunity to work on a Bad Ben game came up, I knew it was something I couldn’t pass on,” said corpsepile. He went on to explain,
“Nigel’s specific brand of horror and humor was so immediately identifiable to me, that I wanted to do my best to translate it to another medium. I also felt that the way he went about crafting his films paralleled some aspects of my own game development approach. Essentially, both were direct streams of consciousness, drawn from the brains of their creators and with (for better or for worse) minimal refinement, fed straight to the viewer. My goal was to try and capture the line of parody and homage that Nigel walks so well, while still providing genuine scares along the way. I wanted to do this not only for the films themselves, but to take it a step further and apply it to the horror game genre as well.”
But Wait, There’s More!
That isn’t the only Bad Ben news we have for you. We’re also excited to announce that all eight of the Bad Ben films will be coming to Dread TV next month!
Dread TV is dedicated to providing the best experience from the world’s most popular horror brand. It gives you 24/7 access to the most sought-after titles in the Dread and Epic Pictures catalogs, such as Terrifier, Turbo Kid, Tales of Halloween, and more! You can even watch Dread Central’s original programming such as Dread: The Unsolved. So while you’re waiting for the Bad Ben films to drop, head over to Dread TV and see what terrors await you.
The ninth film in the series, Bad Ben: Benign, is being released by Breaking Glass on VOD October 26th
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