There’s no arguing thatSquid Gamehas taken the world by storm. With its newfound popularity, it’s not surprising to see it starting to encroach on video games. Not officially, admittedly, but die-hard fans have already come up with ways to express their love for the Netflix drama and have fun with fellow fans, whether it be through a self-madeCall of Duty: Warzonechallenge orcustom-made maps inFortnite. So, obviously, game developers and publishers are likely looking in to capitalize on the show’s sudden success.
No official tie-in game has been announced (yet), but industry insider Tom Henderson has said on Twitter some kind ofSquid Gametype game is in development. He doesn’t know who the developer is, only adding that it is different to Mediatonic’sFall Guys.
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Fall Guysdoes have a similar concept toSquid Game, as both see a large group of players participate in various minigames to win a grand prize. The key difference, however, is thatFall Guyshas a much more cartoony aesthetic, where the worst thing that can happen is falling off an obstacle course and into some pink goop. InSquid Game, failure means death.
It’s worth noting as well that Henderson doesn’t explicitly say that this video game is directly based onSquid Game. So, it’s possible that this supposed project isn’t using theSquid Gamelicense and is instead simply inspired by the show. While that may be disappointing to some, fans of the show could still be interested if it shares the basic concept, especially ifSquid Gamenever gets an official tie-in.
A properSquid Gamevideo game sounds like a no brainer, but the show so far consists of only one season andNetflixhas yet to announce a second season. Considering its popularity, the odds of a season 2 are very likely. But in case it doesn’t, it’d be much harder for publishers to push aSquid Gamevideo game in a year or two’s time when the hype has died down significantly and with no second season to piggyback off. An original IP, on the other hand, would probably stand a better chance.
This is all hypothetical, but Henderson has proven to be a reliable source of information in the past. He shared numerous details aboutBattlefield 2042long before it was announced, many of which turned out to be correct. More recently, he shared the codename for the2022Call of Dutygame, which was soon corroborated by VGC.
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