Halloween Video Game Gets Story Trailer and Bonuses for Pre-Order Revealed

September 2026 is set to be one of the most significant months for major video game releases. One of the highlights will be Halloween: The Game, an adaptation of the 1978 film by director John Carpenter, developed by IllFonic.

The game was announced last year as a potential competitor to Dead by Daylight, since it also features a 1-vs-4 multiplayer mode where regular players must escape from a maniac hunting them down. However, unlike Behaviour Interactive’s game, Halloween: The Game will include a full-fledged story campaign. A trailer dedicated specifically to this campaign was released as part of the Future Games Show. It appears that the storyline will fully adapt the events of the 1978 same-titled film, and you can check out the trailer below:

Additionally, IllFonic has announced the start of pre-orders for Halloween: The Game, revealing the bonuses included with both the standard and digital editions. If you pre-order the standard edition of Halloween: The Game, you’ll receive an extra skin for Michael Myers called Phantom. However, with the Deluxe edition, you’ll gain early access to the game four days before the official release, two exclusive skins for the main character, two exclusive civilian characters—Richard and Alexis—and, as noted on the game's website, "more surprises."

Halloween: The Game wasn't the only horror title featured at the Future Games Show. Bloober Team also announced a DLC for Cronos: The New Dawn titled Cronos: Lazarus, as well as a game set in the Star Trek franchise, titled Star Trek: Shadow Frontier. Earlier, they revealed they are working on an asymmetric multiplayer game, SAW: Genesis, which was showcased at the Summer Game Fest.

You can also check out everything that was revealed and announced at Summer Game Fest.

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Halloween: The Game will release on September 8 for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.