Last year, it was officially announced that IllFonic, the makers of horror-centric video games like Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game, and Predator: Hunting Grounds, are teaming with Gun Media, the studio behind The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th: The Game, Layers of Fear 2, and Breach & Clear, for a new video game based on the Halloween franchise. Like most of the games mentioned, this will primarily be an asymmetrical multiplayer game – but yes, there will be a single player story mode as well, and a trailer for the story mode version has just been unveiled! You can check it out at the bottom of this article.
What will the Halloween video game be like?
Halloween will offer a single-player mode, offline bot combat, and online asymmetrical PVP gameplay. It will also include multiple maps and “authentic locations” from the classic film. The teaser embedded above takes us to Haddonfield, Illinois, on Halloween night. As the residents of the sleepy town prepare for an evening of tricks and treats, we find a woman running for her life from door to door, hoping to get someone, anyone, to help her escape the masked killer following close behind. As she scambles to gain the upper hand, we hear the wise warnings of Dr. Samuel Loomis (thanks to a solid Donald Pleasence impersonator), warning us about the black-hearted Boogeyman who comes to Haddonfield.
John Carpenter is on board as an executive producer. The motion-capture performance for Michael Myers has been provided by Nick Castle, who played Myers in the original film, and stuntman TJ Storm, whose mo-cap credits include Deadpool (as Colossus), Captain America: Civil War (as Iron Man), The Predator (as the Predator), and Godzilla and Godzilla: King of the Monsters, where he played Godzilla. Castle, who was absent from the Halloween franchise for decades before being brought back for cameos in the recent Blumhouse-produced trilogy of sequels, told the official website that being asked to do the mo-cap performance for Myers in the game made him “go watch the movie again to see just what the hell I did that contributes to the success of the character.”
In the recent Friday the 13th video game, counselors could radio for help from Tommy Jarvis, a character from the fourth, fifth, and sixth films – and, in the game, the only character capable of killing masked slasher Jason Voorhees. No one could choose to play as Tommy from the start; a player whose counselor character was killed by Jason early on during the match would be brought back into the game as Tommy. Sounds like that’s the same way Michael Myers’ iconic nemesis Doctor Loomis will be brought into matches of the Halloween video game.
What has been said about the single-player story mode?
The developers write on the official site, For the first time ever, fans can live out the chilling story surrounding Michael Myers’ escape from Smith’s Grove Sanitarium and the terrifying events that followed from the slasher’s cold, calculated perspective. Unlike the film’s protagonists, who desperately attempt to survive an encounter with The Shape, Halloween: The Game encourages players to embody pure evil and commit the horrors that occurred on Halloween Night in 1978 firsthand.
Embrace the darkness and guide Michael Myers across six gripping chapters, featuring new and familiar locations, while the unyielding Dr. Samuel J. Loomis narrates his grisly findings and the tragedy left in Michael’s wake. Witness how Myers acquired his legendary outfit and the instruments of his bloodshed; the jumpsuit, the pale mask, and kitchen knife. Orchestrate the deaths of every unsuspecting victim while carving your own gruesome path toward the final babysitter encounter with Laurie Strode. Stunning cinematic story cutscenes introduce these chapters, characters, and story beats with signature Halloween aesthetics and shot recreations, building a Haddonfield true to the original film.
Jared Gerritzen, Chief Creative Officer, IllFonic, provided the following statement: “Halloween is one of the most iconic horror films ever made, and we knew that bringing it into a game meant earning the right to put players behind that mask. We recreated specific shots, leaned into the original score’s DNA, and worked to make Haddonfield feel like the place fans remember. Now, it’s up to each player to create their own version of Michael: patient, brutal, methodical, or something else entirely.“
Digital pre-orders for Halloween: The Game are now open. “Players can pre-order the Standard Edition or Deluxe Edition to secure the digital pre-order exclusive Phantom Michael Myers skin. The Deluxe Edition also includes 2 additional exclusive playable Civilian characters, the exclusive Inmate Michael Myers skin, early access to Halloween: The Game starting on September 4, 2026, and more surprises! Halloween: The Game launches on September 8, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, via Steam and Epic Games Store.”
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