Michael Myers is headed to a gaming console near you, as not one, but two video games based on the John Carpenter's Halloween In development by Boss Team Games. What's the best part? The legendary director himself is involved in the project.The only video game based on Carpenter's groundbreaking 1978 horror film was released in 1983 for the Atari 2600, and while the film's characters have appeared in other franchises such as dead in the daylightThere hasn't been a true indie game in over 40 years.
According to IGN, Halloween Video games come from creators. Evil Dead: The Gamewith one of them being developed using Unreal Engine 5. The new games are said to allow players to “Relive moments from the movie and play classic characters from one of the most iconic and important horror films of all time.” But details are still under wraps. It is known that Carpenter will be “intimately involved” in at least one of the projects, and will provide his input. In a statement, the director said he hopes to “scare people the d**k” by releasing these projects.
As a big gamer, I'm happy to help bring Michael Myers back to life in this game, and hopefully scare you stupidly.
Steve Harris, CEO of Boss Team Games, addressed Carpenter's comments, adding that everyone on the team is a huge fan of the series, and promising to deliver a “one-of-a-kind experience” that fans of both the games and movies can enjoy.
Everyone at Boss Team Games is a huge fan of horror games and
Halloween
“It’s clear that this film holds a special place in the hearts of all horror fans. Working with iconic characters like Michael Myers and building on John Carpenter’s original vision is a dream come true. Everyone at the Boss Team is thrilled and honored to work with Malek Akkad and John Carpenter to deliver a unique experience that movie and video game fans will love.”
What can we expect from Halloween video games?
While it is unknown at this point what type of mechanics Halloween These video games will feature, and one can assume that they will follow the same approach as previous Boss Team Games releases, Evil Dead: The GameThe asymmetric multiplayer game debuted in 2022, featuring both co-op and player versus player modes, immersing players in the world created by Sam Raimi. It sold 500,000 units and received mostly positive reviews, with many praising its visuals, atmosphere, and smooth gameplay, despite a frustrating lack of maps and—at times—difficult gameplay. Support for live content was discontinued in 2023, but its servers are currently still active.
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Whether it was Halloween The games will feature the same co-op and PvP modes, but it's still unclear whether or not this will be the case, but based on previous releases only evil dead The game, but other horror games like Friday 13 and Texas Chainsaw MassacreThey certainly will. Either way, we're excited about either, and can't wait to fire up our controllers to take control of Myers and take down dozens of unsuspecting babysitters.
