‘Halloween’ Gameplay Footage and September 2026 Release Date Revealed
Michael Myers is coming to your home to stalk your consoles in 2026 in the upcoming Halloween video game, and we now have an official release date and our first look at gameplay footage revealed.
In the gameplay and release date trailer that dropped today, new details about how players will be able to become The Shape in the game are unveiled, including a “Shape Jump” ability that allows Michael Myers to vanish and reappear, as he does in the movies.
The video also includes new footage of Michael Myers in action as he appears in actual gameplay and new locations players can explore throughout Haddonfield, and teases new “civilian hero characters” that we will undoubtedly learn more about in the near future.
In the highly anticipated video game, Michael Myers will once again be played by the original Shape actor Nick Castle, as well as actor and stuntman T.J. Storm, working together performing the motion capture to bring The Shape to life.
With Malek Akkad producing and John Carpenter as executive producer, Halloween will be published by IllFonic, co-published by Gun Interactive, in partnership with Compass International Pictures and Further Front, coming to Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and Epic Game Stores.
Halloween will be released on September 8, 2026.
You can reserve for pre-order here.
Check out the official gameplay footage and release date reveal video below, and stay tuned for more updates on the new Halloween video game.
