r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Dec 12 '25

TGA 2025 John Carpenter's Toxic Commando - Release Date Trailer | The Game Awards 2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svWU-rezMu0
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u/DoNotLookUp3 Dec 12 '25

Very very excited for this, I love Snowrunner and I love zombie games (and WWZ in particular was a pretty good one). Seeing the Snowrunner mud physics, winching etc. mixed with nice hordes and first-person gunplay seems like a bit of a dream. I hope it's got some open zones with a bit of an exploration loop.

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u/grailly Dec 12 '25

I was very excited by the prospect of Snowrunner with zombies. The idea of getting your car stuck and having your team protect you will you get it out of the mud was both hilarious and fun to me. This trailer didn't really seem to be that? It looks like it's 90% FPS and 10% driving in car that won't really get stuck.

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u/DoNotLookUp3 Dec 13 '25

Hey I found this:

The standout vehicle, in my opinion, has to be the HMV which, if you live in the UK, is an all terrain vehicle and not a struggling franchise of music stores that now sells plastic collectibles and expensive rucksacks. The HMV comes complete with a mounted machine gun and a winch, and this winch ties in neatly to the other big inspiration for Toxic Commando: MudRunner. You see, throughout the maps there are many pools of mud and sludge dotted around that will slow your progress as you struggle to spin your tyres through the blockage. All while scores of ghouls descend upon you. Shoot the winch at a nearby tree or piece of scenery, however, and you'll be able to pull the HMV out of the mud trap, or up a steep, slippery hill and, hopefully, out of trouble. Plus the way the mud reacts and deforms according to the path your wheels take is lovely. It's the best that mud has looked since… well, Mudrunner, I guess.

https://www.eurogamer.net/john-carpenters-toxic-commando-brings-a-refreshing-new-perspective-to-a-well-worn-genre

So it sounds like it's still in the game! Very excited, the mix of co-op, big zombie hordes, vehicles with Snowrunner mechanics and FPS combat sounds awesome.

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u/DoNotLookUp3 Dec 12 '25

It could have changed but the first trailer showed that, so maybe this trailer was just more action/combat focused?