Story Kitchen and MoonHood Studios have teamed up to create TV and film adaptations of The Midnight Walk. Producers and writers are currently meeting to discuss the game becoming a TV and film project — which is in early development.
An official press release also noted that Story Kitchen does have first-look deals with Amazon MGM Studios and DreamWorks Animation for the TV and film adaptations, respectively.
Story Kitchen previously told Polygon about its mission to right the wrongs of video game movies past. Story Kitchen scored its first huge win with the Sonic the Hedgehog movie franchise (which famously suffered delays after that ugly Sonic design didn’t land well with its fans). Since then, the studio has been locking in many upcoming projects based on video game IPs such as Tomb Raider, Dredge, It Takes Two, Sifu, and many other unnamed Sega games.
Klaus Lyngeled and Olov Redmalm, founders of MoonHood Studios, offered some kind words about Story Kitchen as the two studios set out to bring The Midnight Walk to the big and small screen — and potentially score a big win of their own.
“Our team poured heart and soul into The Midnight Walk,” said Lyngeled and Redmalm in a press release. “To see that story now step into the world of film and television with a partner like Story Kitchen is a dream come true. We can’t wait for audiences to experience it in a whole new light.”
The Midnight Walk was released to critical acclaim in May, with players praising the game’s art style: handcrafted stop-motion claymation art that is equal parts charming and unsettling. The Midnight Walk follows the Burnt One, navigating through daunting, nightmarish lands, guided by only Potboy’s flickering flame. The player’s objective is to bring light to the Midnight Walk, solve puzzles, and battle many freakishly designed enemies.
Along with the TV and film announcement, MoonHood Studios also shared a new accolade trailer for the game, showing off the heaps of praise The Midnight Walk has been met with since its release.
The Midnight Walk is available now on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, and Windows PC.