John Carpenter’s groundbreaking horror film franchise “Halloween” is getting two new video game adaptations from Boss Team Games, publisher of 2022’s “Evil Dead: The Game.”
That’s according to IGN, which says both titles are based on Carpenter’s original 1978 Halloween film, which pits Laurie Strode (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) against masked serial killer Michael Myers. Further details are scarce, but the games will reportedly allow players to “relive moments from the film and play as classic characters.”
The projects – which will be the first proper video game adaptations of Halloween since the game’s release on the Atari 2600 in 1983 – are being developed in collaboration with the franchise’s producers, and Carpenter is said to be “closely involved” in one of the titles.
“As an avid gamer myself,” Carpenter wrote in a statement to IGN, “I’m thrilled to bring Michael Myers back to life in this game and hope to scare the crap out of you.”
There is no indication of a release date for the two Halloween projects so far, and the only other detail to emerge from the announcement is that Carpenter’s game will use the Unreal Engine 5.
Boss Team Games’ previous horror film adaptation, Evil Dead: The Game, was developed by Saber Interactive and received a positive reception upon its release in 2022. However, the asymmetric multiplayer title received only sporadic support after release, and Saber announced 18 months later that it was canceling the Switch version and ending all development.
