‘Rush Week’ takes its inspiration from the late 70’s Giallo-inspired Slasher films. The love for that subgenre of cinema gives you a clearer vision for the horror film that you can cast yourself in with this 1v6 multiplayer mode.
Taking place after the events of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Johnny is off wreaking havoc to unsuspecting Victims. Landing at the Omega Sigma Theta Sorority House, we set our scene with Johnny attempting to break in. The goal for the Sorority Girls? Survive and make it out alive.
Johnny and six new playable Sorority Girls will be randomly assigned at the start of the match. This two-story Sorority House features multiple spots to run and hide in, including a locked basement that can be explored. Traversal is similar to the original game, with multiple windows that can be jumped out of, ladders to climb, and even an attic area with its own unique escape option.
While the Sorority Girls will not have any perks, there are key items scattered throughout the house to help them escape. A pair of car keys can be found to unlock a car where you can radio to the police to get help. Secondarily, players can also complete a fuse objective to use a phone in the house to call the police, as well. If the police have been called successfully, players have a limited amount of time to survive in the Sorority House with Johnny. There is an Attic Pole that can be used to make your final escape via an attic hatch, but be warned, at most only two Sorority Girls can escape through that exit. Johnny players can also break the ladder to prevent their escapes.
The Sorority Girls can buy themselves time by using various weapons and distractions like the wrench, the knife, and the pepper spray, as well as an all new mechanic using perfume that can be thrown at him to reveal his location.
Johnny’s objective is to Hunt. With each execution, he will get stronger, making him more lethal the longer a match goes. Within ‘Rush Week’ there will be a Fear system in place where if a Sorority Girl has a high level of Fear, Johnny can smell that fear and find them easier. So, it’s important for the Sorority Girls to complete objectives in order to lower their amount of fear or Johnny is going to get them.
‘Rush Week’ kicks off our new era of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. With the blessing of Kim Henkel himself, we are exploring and creating within the world of Texas while still adhering to the authenticity of our game.
“Being able to explore our own canon in ‘Rush Week’ let me answer the question, why isn’t Johnny in the first Texas Chain Saw Massacre or any of the other films? Being able to create a new time frame for Johnny to exist lets us play around with that idea. This new game mode takes place five years later and gives you a clue as to what Johnny is up to in his new life on the run.”
-Ronnie Hobbs, Creative Director, Gun Interactive
“The goal with Rush Week was to create a unique, and new way to play Texas, while also exploring one of the new family members. Internally we asked the question “If Johnny is in our game, why does he not appear in the ‘74 film? Where did he go?” This game mode allows us to explore that storyline a bit. At the same time it allows me to selfishly incorporate a film genre I love; Giallo. If you haven’t watched a 70’s era Italian horror film, please do. There’s really nothing else like it, and honestly Giallos crawled so western slashers could walk. It was fun to be inspired by that film genre, while also looking at other very early slashers and figure out a way to make it work within the world of Texas. I can’t wait for players to check it out!”
-Wes Keltner, CEO and President, Gun Interactive
Enjoy 4 days of Early Access to this brand new game mode by purchasing the Content Pass for $19.99 USD. Upon purchase, Content Pass holders will be able to jump into ‘Rush Week’ while also unlocking Execution Pack 4.
Keep your eyes out for a trailer coming soon.
'Rush Week' Early Access Date
Early Access to 'Rush Week' with the Content Pass will be available September 24th.
The Muerto Times - The 14th Edition
As we transition out of our 2 week Patch cycle into a monthly cadence, The Muerto Times will shift back into having a “Fix in Testing”, “Under Investigation”, and “Needs More Info” section.
The Muerto Times is not a substitution for Patch Notes but we aim to give folks more information on what we are testing to be fixed for our next patch, what we have our eyes on, and what our team needs more information on.
We appreciate all of your patience as we all get adjusted to this new cadence.
A hotfix is set to start rolling out across all platforms shortly.
Be sure to close out of the game and restart it to download the update.
Celebrating Community
TCSM would not be the same without you, the community.
On our anniversary, we wanted to take the time to shine some light on the community members who have shared their fanart, cosplays, and more over this past year!
Checkout our Community Hub Post below, and celebrate 1 year of Texas with us.
Double XP Event 08/15/2024 - 08/20/2024
Starting now, we will have Double XP turned on until Tuesday, August 20th, 2024.
Patch Notes - August 15th, 2024
The following fixes are for our upcoming, August 15th, 2024 patch.
Family House - Blood Moon will be dropping for a limited time. This map variant will show up in rotation as Family House - Dawn, meaning that this variant will be a surprise when you load into the match.
Players will be able to download FREE chainsaw skins as well as grab Danny Outfit Pack II for $4.99 USD.
Patch Notes
Changed: Private Matches
Private Matches can be now be launched with only 1 person
We have seen some occurrences of the title locking up if a private match player is on any screen other than the lobby screen when the lobby countdown timer ends.
This will cause a lockup/crash of the title
Players can restart the title to correct this
All players should make sure they are in the lobby screen and waiting when the timer reaches zero
There are some instances of a player getting stuck in a non-functional lobby if they open a hosted lobby and close it again immediately.
This will trap the player in a lobby that will not work
If a player does end up stuck in a non-functional lobby due to attempting to close again too quickly, simply restart the title
If opening a private match lobby, make sure to give it a second before closing the lobby again
Both of these issues are currently on our list for a fix in a later patch
Fixed: Camera Slingshotting in Museum Mode
We have fixed an issue where if the camera was positioned behind a crouching victim, the camera would slingshot and move out of bounds during photo opportunities in Museum Mode
Fixed: Non-Interactable Hiding Spots
We have fixed an issue where approaching a hiding spot from the farthest right side in Museum Mode would make the hiding spot non-interactable
We fixed an issue where the button to interact with a hiding spot would vanish if a player got too close to the hiding spot
Fixed: Blood on The Mill - Night
We have fixed an issue where blood stains and blood buckets would sometimes appear gray or bright white when viewing from a specific angle in the darker areas of The Mill - Night
Fixed: Ghost Town Puddle on The Mill - Night
We have fixed a lighting issue where a bright silver puddle would be present under a car in the Ghost Town area
For any existing or persistent issues, please use the support site.
As we head into our Anniversary week, we have some new content and deals for all players to celebrate!
Players will be able to enjoy a brand new, bloodier look for Family House. This map variant will be available for a limited-time. Called Blood Moon, the iconic Family House map will douse the Slaughter Family’s property in an eerie red lighting cast from the Blood Moon! Stay tuned for a closer look at it later.
Every player will also be receiving FREE chainsaw skins for Leatherface. Rev those chainsaws on Family House during the Anniversary with your choice from the Bloody, Grimy, and Muddy skins. Players just need to head to the store to download these free chainsaw skins.
Enjoy the newest look for Danny with Outfit Pack II arriving on 8/15/2024.
This past year has been a wonderful journey for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre thanks to those who have spent time with us in Muerto County. It’s been the team’s honor to bring the vision for this game to life. We are thankful to all the players that have shared their love and enthusiasm for the game.
To celebrate this first year of TCSM, we will be having a wide array of bundles for players to choose from!
Family Anniversary Bundle, $9.99 USD
Nancy
Hands
Victim Anniversary Bundle, $14.99 USD
Danny
Virginia
Maria
Family Outfit Bundle, $8.99 USD
Johnny Razor-Sharp Outfit
Sissy Wildflower Outfit
Hitchhiker Claymore Outfit
Cook Fill ‘Er Up Outfit
Outfit Pack II Bundle, $19.99 USD
Ana Outfit Pack II
Connie Outfit Pack II
Julie Outfit Pack II
Leland Outfit Pack II
Sonny Outfit Pack II
Family House - Blood Moon, free chainsaw skins, Danny Outfit Pack II, and the bundles will be live on August 15th, 2024. We will have more news to share alongside Patch Notes later this week. Stay tuned to our official channels to stay up to date.
Thank you for reading!
Get a Glimpse at What’s in Store for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
As we roll into our next year, the team wanted to talk about some very exciting news via our Content Pass.
Our Content Pass is to let you all know what to expect from September through February. The Content Pass will include: a new Family Member, a new Victim, a new Execution Pack, four new cosmetics, and early access to the new free Game Mode “Rush Week”.
“Rush Week” will be an exciting and completely brand new way to play The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. This mode will be free to all players at a later date. More details on “Rush Week” will be coming soon.
Our team is working alongside our studio partners to bring the community some much desired DLC such as a new Leatherface Skin, a Victim Hair Pack, a new map, weather variants for already released maps, more cosmetics and execution packs. These listed items will be purchasable DLC that is not included in the Content Pass but will be slated to release throughout the months of September 2024 - February 2025.
We are excited to say that the Content Pass will be available to purchase this September for $19.99 USD.
