The Mutant Chronicles universe was first a Pen and Paper role-playing game published by Swedish game studio Target Games. There were also several boardgames, a set of tabletop wargaming rules (with associated lines of miniatures), as well as comic books.
The characters of Mitch Hunter and Max Steiner were previously playable in the video game "Doom Troopers" for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Prior to making the film, director Simon Hunter wrote, directed and edited a seven-minute teaser film to create buzz and to show the desired mood to the producers and actors.
The character 'Lt. Maximillian von Steiner' got his name from famous movie composer Max Steiner (King Kong und die weiße Frau (1933), Casablanca (1942) and hundreds more).