Halloween is a beloved horror franchise and one of the classics. Yesterday, IGN announced that two games are in production for the Halloween franchise. They are being developed by Boss Team Games, which is responsible for creating the Evil Dead and Cobra Kai games.
At the moment, the details of what these Halloween games may entail are incredibly limited. Still, it has been confirmed that both are being made in conjunction with John Carpenter, the original creator of the 1978 classic.
What is known is that at least one of the games being made is being made in Unreal Engine 5, giving the game plenty of potential for realism and horrifying scares.
“As a huge gamer myself, I’m thrilled to help bring Michael Myers to life again in this game, and my hope is to scare you silly,” said John Carpenter, who is said to be “intimately involved” in developing this project.
From what we know, players will be able to relive iconic moments from the movies and play some of the classic characters from the franchise. While Boss Team Games is developing the games, they are also being developed in association with Compass International Pictures and Further Front to ensure they are close reminders of the movies.
It’s becoming more common to see iconic horror movies become video games, such as Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, Alien, and more. Halloween is over 45 years old, and there have rarely been adaptations of this franchise that aren’t movies. The franchise continues to grow, with the latest movie, Halloween Ends, being released in 2022.
The first and only video game released for the Halloween movies was a game released on the Atari 2600 by the development team Wizard Video. Around the same time, they also released a Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game.
However, that doesn’t mean Michael Myers doesn’t appear in other media. He is a very popular killer in Dead by Daylight, named “The Shape,” and is one of the scarier killers that players can choose to play as.
“Everyone at Boss Team Games are huge fans of horror, and Halloween obviously holds a special place in the hearts of all horror fans. Getting to work with iconic characters like Michael Myers and build on John Carpenter’s original vision is a dream come true,” said Steve Harris, CEO of Boss Team Games.
They are also working alongside Malek Akkad, who was one of the original producers of the franchise and has continued to produce the most recent Halloween movies, too.
