Two New Games Based On Horror Classic Halloween Currently In Development: Report

Two new games based on the popular Halloween horror franchise are reportedly in development. The games are made by Boss Team Games, the studio that previously published Evil Dead: The Game, a survival horror title based on the Evil Dead franchise. Few details are available about the two games, but the titles have a website that currently only includes a registration form to provide updates to interested players.

A Halloween video game adaptation

According to a report by IGN, the two new games will be based on director John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher classic, Halloween. Boss Team Games is reportedly working with the producers of the Halloween movie franchise on the games.

There are no details about the official title or release timelines of the two games, but the official website, presents a registration form for interested players to receive updates about the titles. The website also mentions Compass International Pictures, which owns the rights to the Halloween franchise, and publishing company Further Front, which is affiliated with Boss Team Games.

One of the two Halloween games will reportedly be built on Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 and will be made in collaboration with Carpenter. The visionary horror director will be “heavily involved” in the project, the report said.

“As a great actor, I’m excited to help bring Michael Myers back to life in this game, and my hope is to scare you silly,” the report quoted Carpenter as saying.

The two games will reportedly allow players to relive the iconic moments from the film and play as famous characters. While the report didn’t say how far along the two games were in the development cycles, it did say that the Unreal Engine 5 project was in its early stages of development.

Boss Team Games, which specializes in video games based on existing franchises, has published Evil Dead: The Game in 2022, an asymmetric survival horror developed by Saber Interactive. Based on Sam Raimi’s popular Evil Dead franchise, the game was released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series S/X. The studio also published Cobra Kai: Card Fighter, a mobile game released on Android and iOS in 2021.