A new Unreal Engine 5-powered horror game based on 1978’s Halloween from director John Carpenter is in the works and will launch next year. It’s titled Halloween: The Game, and will feature iconic slasher Michael Myers killing people on the night he returns home.
Announced on August 20, Halloween: The Game, which isn’t the most creative name, will be heavily inspired by the original movie and will feature a “one-versus-many stealth horror experience.” The game will let players put on Michael’s mask and stab their friends online in multiplayer or run away from the killer as a civilian of Haddonefield. IllFonic, the team developing Halloween: The Game, is a studio that has become well-known for its focus on asymmetrical online games like Predator: Hunting Grounds and the now-defunct Friday the 13th game.
Here’s the official trailer for Halloween: The Game:
In a press release for the newly announced horror game, it was confirmed that Halloween will include a story mode and the ability to play against bots, too. As someone who has been disappointed by so many horror movie franchises getting video game adaptations that are purely online-only, this is good news. And I imagine many other players will agree. Halloween: The Game will also feature “multiple maps” and a soundtrack “inspired by” that of the original Halloween movie. Interestingly, the original film’s director, John Carpenter, is credited as an executive producer on the upcoming game.
“Working with Compass International Pictures and Further Front has been a dream,” said Charles Brungardt, CEO of IllFonic. “As rights holders of the film and producers on the game, they’ve shared incredible insights to help us stay true to the soul of the 1978 film. Their tremendous passion for Michael Myers has pushed us to craft something that fans of the franchise will truly appreciate.”
Halloween: The Game is set to launch on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in 2026. Kotaku has reached out to Illfonic to see if this project is the same one teased back in 2024.
