Roguelike card battler The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! is out now on Steam

SMART Technologies | Calgary, Canada, February 17th, 2023 - SMART Technologies is proud to reveal that its story-driven, strategic card battler The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! is now out of Steam Early Access! Priced at $14.99, with a 33% launch discount through February 24th making it $9.99, this full launch adds additional playable characters, quests, cards, a crafting table, custom card creator, statistics, new enemies, gear, consumables, and more.

Based on the Emmy-winning TV series The Last Kids on Earth from Atomic Cartoons and Max Brallier’s bestselling novels of the same name, The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! lets players inhabit the world of Jack Sullivan, and his friends June, Quint, and Dirk as they live in a tricked-out Tree Fortress of Awesomeness and fend off hordes of drooling zombies and giganto monsters from another dimension. 

The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! was created by an all-star design team led by SMART Technologies' Andy Cargile, designer of the 2022 Gold Medal International Serious Play award-winning Monsters vs. Fractions; Rob Heinsoo, multi-ENNIE award-winning designer and designer of Epic Spell Wars: Battle for Mount Skullzfyre; and Jay Schneider, Game of the Year award winner for Shadowrun: Crossfire and game producer and designer of Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers. 

To see how The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! looks in action, check out the Developer Walkthrough video below

“We want The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! to appeal to two audiences: those familiar with the source material, and those without any prior knowledge of it,” said Andy Cargile, Head of Game-Based Learning. “For fans of The Last Kids on Earth TV series and books, Hit the Deck! will offer more time with its infectious, quirky characters. And those unfamiliar with it will still find an in-depth roguelite with deck-building mechanics. And who knows, they may find themselves fans of the franchise by the end!”

“With the full launch of The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! fans will have even more amazing ways to interact with the incredible world and characters contained in one of the most successful kids book series right now,” said Richard Goldsmith, President of Global Distribution and Consumer Products, Atomic Cartoons/Thunderbird Entertainment. “And it’s such a great interpretation, that we’re hoping to make fans of the players new to the property. We just love how SMART has translated The Last Kids to this interactive format.”
 

“Following the successful release of the existing console/PC game about a year ago, we are thrilled to see this new application coming out. It will enable all the fans of The Last Kids on Earth to enjoy an exciting new gaming experience,” added Dominique Bourse Chairman and CEO of Cyber Group Studios and Thierry Braille, Vice President, Interactive and Video Game Division. 

 

In The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! each of the four character’s actions are represented by a customizable deck used for tag-team combat in this cuckoo bananas post-apocalyptic world. Each character has their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Abandoned foster kid and monster-slaying tough guy survivor Jack is great at teamwork and fights harder when his health is down. June is as expert at kicking zombie butt as she is adept at seeing monster intentions and evading attacks. Super-rad scientist Quint can choose his gear on the fly and is exceptional at using buffs and debuffs, while former bully Dirk is a super-strong monster-battling tornado who can shield anyone in combat.

Play from more than 400 unique cards and embark on over 30 quests that follow the events of the first book. Unique to The Last Kids on Earth:Hit the Deck! is the story deck, a combination of cards representing the options available to the characters based on their location and ongoing story elements. 

Your options are further expanded with a crafting table where you can refill consumables, upgrade gear, and even create your own custom cards tied to a specific character! The post-apocalyptic world may have ravaged the population and society as we know it, but on the plus side there’s no homework, no parents, and no rules!

Atomic Cartoons’ parent company Thunderbird Entertainment Group acquired the IP rights for The Last Kids on Earth in 2017. In addition to the Netflix series and video game The Last Kids On Earth and The Staff Of Doom, Atomic and licensing agent Cyber Group Studios, have launched a toy and merchandise line based on the series with Jakks Pacific, and a t-shirt line with Hot Topic.

 

For more information on The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck!

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2160680/Last_Kids_on_Earth_Hit_the_Deck/
Follow The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck! on Discord: https://discord.gg/JtBYEScEqC
Visit The Last Kids on Earth: Hit the Deck!‘s website: https://funterrastudios.com/


About SMART Technologies ULC
SMART is a world leader in education technology, providing interconnected solutions to help every person discover and develop the greatness within them. The first SMART Board launched in 1991, and has continued to innovate through SMART Notebook®, the world's most popular collaborative learning software, and through Lumio™, the award-winning cloud-based learning software. With a full range of products used by millions of educators and students around the world, SMART creates connections that matter. To learn more, visit smarttech.com.


About Atomic Cartoons
Atomic Cartoons, a Thunderbird Entertainment Group company, is an artist-driven, multifaceted studio that includes some of North America’s most creative animators, directors, producers, and writers. With locations in Vancouver, Ottawa and Los Angeles, Atomic produces content for partners around the globe, including the Emmy Award-winning The Last Kids on Earth (Netflix), and the Peabody Award and Television Critics Association Award-winning Molly of Denali (PBS) and Marvel’s Amazing Spidey and His Friends for Disney. Thunderbird and Atomic also have a division dedicated to global distribution and consumer products. Atomic is on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @AtomicCartoons. For more information, visit www.atomiccartoons.com.

About Cyber Group Studios 
Founded in 2005, Cyber Group Studios is a leading multi-award-winning international producer and distributor of animated programs for an audience ranging from kids to young adults. The company is based in France, United States, UK, Italy, and Singapore. Its team is driven by a passion for creating great stories targeted to a global audience on all continents. Its five production studios share a strong culture of innovation, offering audiences the best storytelling, animation, and music experience. Cyber Group Studios produces its own content as well as third-party productions that are distributed worldwide on all digital and linear platforms. It also engages in large-scale marketing and consumer products licensing programs of its characters and properties. Find out more at www.cybergroupstudios.com.