Developer IllFonic has unveiled a brand new asymmetrical multiplayer horror title – Halloween. Because the identify would possibly indicate, the sport relies on the seminal John Carpenter horror movie of the identical identify, and can characteristic the return of the long-lasting Michael Myers as the principle risk. The title was introduced with a trailer which you’ll be able to try under.
In Halloween, one participant takes on the position of Michael Myers and stalks the streets of Haddonfield, executing residents one after the other. 4 different gamers tackle the position of those residents and should try to alert the remainder of the city in regards to the impending hazard of Myers’ bloodlust. Within the course of, the citizen gamers should discover weapons, each actual and makeshift, as they determine methods to sluggish Myers down whereas additionally alerting the remainder of the city.
Whereas Michael Myers is a nigh-unstoppable pressure, gamers taking over the position of residents even have the power to command NPCs and equip them with weapons to assist outsmart the risk. The title has been described by the studio as an “immersive horror sandbox”, and has confirmed that there can even be a standalone single-player story mode the place gamers discover the occasions surrounding “The Evening He Got here Dwelling” from the angle of Michael Myers.
Halloween is being developed utilizing Unreal Engine 5 and is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S in 2026.
