Now, a different type of game based on the franchise is being released: a tabletop roleplaying game.
1985's Blade Runner video game is based on the soundtrack from the original movie, and the 1997 Blade Runner point-and-click adventure video game is currently in the process of being restored. The franchise has expanded with novels, short films, comics, anime, and video games. The most recent film, Blade Runner 2049, was released in 2017. Dick, both neo-noir science fiction movies take place in an alternate dystopian future where rogue replicants-androids nearly identical to humans-are killed by officers called blade runners.īecause of the alluring story and Ridley Scott's original movie staring Harrison Ford, the Blade Runner franchise remains extremely popular. Based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. A Blade Runner tabletop roleplaying game, slated to be released in 2022, will take place between the original Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049 films.
