Funko Fusion: The Walking Dead Pack (DLC) (PS5)

I'll be straight with you: before you even think about this Walking Dead Pack, you need to have a clear-eyed view of what it plugs into. Funko Fusion is a third-person action-adventure that wears its LEGO game inspiration on its sleeve, mixing shoot-and-melee combat across a parade of licensed pop culture worlds, from Hot Fuzz to Jurassic World to Umbrella Academy. The base game launched in September 2024 to a mixed-to-negative reception, with critics consistently pointing at repetitive objectives, vague mission goals, and a real identity crisis in trying to serve both kids and adults with the same shallow combat loop. That context matters a lot when you are considering add-on content. What this DLC actually delivers is two playable characters drawn from the Walking Dead comic books, not the TV series: Rick Grimes and Michonne, each with a bonus variant outfit. Rick gets his Alexandria's Leader look and Michonne comes with her Traveler outfit. That is four cosmetic-plus-character items in a single pack. There is no Walking Dead-themed world or set of levels attached to this content. You are dropping Rick and Michonne into whichever stages Funko Fusion already has, running them through the same basic punch-or-shoot mechanics the base game uses for everyone else. If you were hoping for a zombie-survival level or anything that evokes the comic's atmosphere, that is not what is on offer here. From a pure value standpoint, the pack functions as a cosmetic character unlock with a bit of roster flavour. Both characters use the same combat system as the rest of the roster, so swapping to Rick or Michonne does not change how the game plays in any meaningful way. The base game does support online co-op, so you can at least take Rick and Michonne into that mode with a friend, which is a small but real point in the pack's favour. Local split-screen co-op, however, is notably absent from Funko Fusion entirely, which is a genuine disappointment for anyone who wanted to run through it side by side on the couch. The "four drunk friends" test? This pack fails it on arrival, because the base game never supported it. Who is this for, then? Honestly, it is a narrow slice of people: Walking Dead comic fans who already own Funko Fusion, already made their peace with its rough edges, and specifically want to play as Kirman's comic versions of Rick and Michonne rather than the existing roster. If you are not already invested in the base game, this DLC gives you absolutely no reason to start. If you are a completionist working through the Funko Fusion content catalogue, the variant outfits add a bit of visual novelty to an otherwise thin content drop. Everyone else can safely scroll past. Riley, Scout Team