The game was announced on August 14 , 2014 by Overkill Software . To celebrate the collaboration , Overkill announced that Lucille , a weapon from '' The Walking Dead '' , will be available for players of '' Payday 2 '' . The game showed up at E3 2015 at a " proof of concept " for the virtual reality headset developed by Starbreeze Studios . In 2016 , the game was delayed to ensure that the game would be available in Asian markets during the game 's initial launch . It was delayed again in 2017 . At E3 2018 , the first gameplay footage was released . Starbreeze Studios released the game for Windows in November 2018 while 505 Games was to release the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions in February 2019 . All future efforts on the game were discontinued on 26 February , 2019 , and the console version were cancelled as Skybound Entertainment terminated its contract with Starbreeze Studios due to the game 's poor reception . The game was later removed from sales on Steam
E3 2015
E3 2015
Overkill's The Walking Dead