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Halloween: The Game
Developer IllFonic
Halloween: The Game is a multiplayer survival horror game developed by IllFonic and published by IllFonic and Gun Interactive. It is based on the 1978 film Halloween and was released on September 8, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X and Series S. The game received generally mixed reviews upon release, with praise for its gameplay and atmosphere, though some criticized it for its technical issues. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
2,708 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Steam reviews, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
54
Mixed
381 positive · 324 negative
95% range 50–58%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluesky * | 39 | 20 | 1852 |
| Steam reviews | 381 | 324 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 38 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
8,090 of 12,025 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Mixed reception: fun but buggy, with performance issues.
Many players find the game enjoyable, especially as a fan of the Halloween series or similar asymmetrical horror games like Friday the 13th. They praise the atmosphere, the fun of playing as Michael or civilians, and the chaotic, goofy moments. [1][7][14][15]
However, a significant number of critics highlight severe bugs, poor optimization, janky animations, and a lack of polish, calling the game unfinished or not worth the price. Some also criticize the short story mode and unclear objectives. [3][20][24][26][29]
Praised atmosphere · fun gameplay · Halloween fan service
Criticised bugs and glitches · poor optimization · janky animations · unfinished state
Summary drafted by an AI model from the 36 reactions it cites ([n] links open each post), then checked by code: every paragraph cites real posts and every quote is verbatim. Written Oct 7, 2026. Method
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Halloween: The Game sits at 54% positive across 705 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Halloween: The Game received "mixed" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. OpenCritic determined that 33% of critics recommended the game.
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Reactions
60 of 2,708 · most liked firstNow is the time to make your thing. Stop motion with LEGO, webcomic, walking sim game, weird Halloween costume, backyard water feature, container garden. This is your sign. Make your thing. Stop waiting. Do it.
neutral · AI labelView post →unfinished, unoptimized games being released as a full product is getting old.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WHEN 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE LEADS BACKWARDS I really love asymmetrical horror games. I played almost every single one that was available on the market, so I can easily accept that a game will have bugs, glitches, balance issues or clunky animations at launch. Friday had them. DbD had them. Almost every asym game had them, and still have. YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER BY NOW, RIGHT? IllFonic and Gun have been making on asymmetrical multiplayer games for almost a decade now. Friday the 13th,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →*LONG TEXT WARNING* TLDR for those who won't read: DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. THIS GAME DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE WORKING FEATURE. STOP NOW. Let's start with the PROS of this game because there aren't a lot: -The game runs DECENTLY "well" -It looks pretty good -Menu UI is passable CONS: - Goals are incomprehensible (How do you even win in multiplayer?) -Somehow the game has a "MICHAEL HAS ESCAPED" prompt in multiplayer (>?????) -Collisions are unecessary, bugged and make the gameplay infernal…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a bit of a hard review for me. However, I feel as though I am obligated to write it as a fan of both Halloween and John Carpenter's works and a big fan of asymmetrical horror games. So let me just get the context down. I have played DBD since launch. I have played every asymmetrical horror game that has released. Despite loving DBD, it NEEDS a competitor in the ring. A monopoly on a genre does no one good save for the distributor's wallet. I want this to be that competitor. GOD do I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a PvE first experience, the more the community realizes that, the more people will be able to enjoy what the game has to offer. It is not meant to be similar to Dead By Daylight in gameplay. Illfonic is simulating the "Halloween" experience. Whether you're playing as Michael or a Civilian, you're meant to immerse yourself in either role respectively. Michael's role being to stalk and terrorize the ENTIRETY of Haddonfield, not just the 4 Civilian players in the match. And the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Check out this Pure Vessel costume my wife MADE for my son this Halloween (it’s from the Hollow Knight video game franchise)!! She can do pert near anything. Happy Spooky Season yall.
neutral · AI labelView post →14 year old me with Friday The 13th: This game buggy, but fun af 20 year old me with Texas Chainsaw: This game buggy, but fun af 23 year old me with Halloween: This game buggy, but fun af
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →6 hrs in and I’m pretty mixed on this game so far, the gameplay can be fun when everything is working, but the game definitely feels like it needed more time before release. the optimization isn’t great, animations and movement can feel pretty janky and there’s a lot of little bugs that start adding up the longer you play. Playing Michael is what I’ve enjoyed the most, u can’t just chase people around and expect to catch them, you have to stalk them and figure out where they’re going and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pentiment is a Christmas game btw (like Night in the Woods is a Halloween game)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Pumpkin cat from that game! Finally managed to gert this done even though didn't get it ready for Halloween XD ah well, Hope you enjoy.
neutral · AI labelView post →Guys you’d fight in a Halloween themed hack & slash game 🔪💥🎃
neutral · AI labelView post →i'm so ready for the Halloween game
neutral · AI labelView post →While replaying Vampire Bloodlines on twitch recently, I stumbled upon secrets that I hadn't known were in the game! Like this one! It's totally real! Happy Halloween! 🎃 - If you'd like to support me by donating, you can on patreon.com/dreamandnightmare or subscribestar.adult/dreamandnightmare -
neutral · AI labelView post →Blue Jays, Dodgers cause mass confusion by dressing up as each other for Halloween world series game
neutral · AI labelView post →For Halloween I dressed up as Zelda, the main character of the popular video game series: The Legend Of Zelda!
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah, I won't be playing that Hellraiser game this Halloween either. *Sigh*
neutral · AI labelView post →Things more terrifying than Michael Myers: 3. The animations 2. The bugs 1. My FPS Underneath the terrible frame rates and janky animations, there is a genuinely fun asymmetrical horror game hiding here. But frankly, I'm tired of paying full price to be Gun and IllFonic's QA tester for an Early Access build disguised as a full release. Fix the performance, and you'll have a decent game. Until then, wait for a big sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Halloween The Game in 2 weeks
neutral · AI labelView post →Ignore all the nerds leaving bad reviews, the animations are fine people just want ultra realistic stuff, people are boring nowadays and don't like joke about funny animations. The game is 100% Not Finished but is defo not as bad as people say. People complain at bugs and servers which makes 0 sense because every single game has bugs on release and the servers struggle with the amount of players loading on. Even GTA 6 will have bugs Edit: The game has a lot of potential just give it the game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →#CrowCountry Gorgeous game, recommended this #Halloween 🎃
neutral · AI labelView post →I spent nearly 30 hours playing Halloween: The Game, and while there's some really cool stuff in here, the lack of polish is extremely disappointing. There are tons of major game breaking bugs that happen nearly every match. And performance is unacceptably low. I can't recommend this until those are fixed. Video Review: https://youtu.be/yZAitSq_NRY NOTE: Day 1 patch is set to address many bugs, but not every bug I ran into was explicitly listed in those notes. Quick Summary: It's buggy,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →WNBA Finals are going to Game 7,!! This Saturday on Halloween. If y’all need an easy costume idea,,, Flavor Flav has got yo back,!!
neutral · AI labelView post →🚨 STREAM TONIGHT, 7 PM CT 🚨 💥 Jake Lang / Palestine Fest recap!! 💥 Picking Dragon’s Halloween costume!! 💥 Cozy Dressmaking Game!!! We’re LIVE right now so come hang: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh | youtube.com/@katmabu
neutral · AI labelView post →It looked fun but it's full of bugs, janky animations, poorly optimized and not worth the $40 price tag with the current state it's in.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was Bridget for Halloween at the fighting game local
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm at a Halloween party and everyone is huddled around the TV screaming. Never seen anything like this for a baseball game.
neutral · AI labelView post →HALLOWEEN: THE GAME The review is being updated !! !! !! !! Story Mode It teaches you all of Michael's mechanics to learn how to play him, but it's a short mode, although each chapter has 6 challenges that you can complete to get tons of rewards (banners, titles, skins...). Multiplayer Michael Myers: It's not like other asymmetrical games where you simply follow the survivor... In this case, Myers has 3 abilities at the start of the game, and one of them is Shadow Mode, which makes…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EDIT: OKAY it is BETTER BUT THIS IS STILL NOT FIXED - PRESTIGE - And now cant see results after a game? - NEED TO ADD SOME VOTE TO END MATCH FEATURE; micheals leave and then you gotta wait until the game ends by time to get all exp and perk points? 9/8/26 - LOVED THE GAME, but needs to work on major bugs!! - invisible michael . . . - the NPCs you have to save, will stop moving and you have to physically push them to through the escape. WHICH THE WHOLE POINT IS FOR YOU TO SAVE THEM. HARD…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What did he find? #pixelart #gameart #game #art #bara #halloween
neutral · AI labelView post →Halloween dress up game complete!! 🎃
neutral · AI labelView post →Illfonic, please...just stop making games. You're actively scamming fans at this point, and you are emblematic of the enshittification of gaming. You are the foremost example of how gaming went from hobby and art form, to a complete race to the bottom. Your copy & paste boilerplate method of making the CHEAPEST possible game, with every single corner cut that a person could ever FATHOM to cut, with the sole intention of fleecing a passionate fandom financially, is unacceptable...and this is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →**★☆☆☆☆ — This game is nothing special** I actually really enjoyed this game at first. Playing as Michael Myers, stalking people, sneaking around, getting scares and executions — that's exactly what I wanted from this game. But after playing it more, I've realized that underneath the Halloween theme, this is ultimately just another asymmetrical game. And before anyone says this is a skill issue: **I'm winning games. That's not the problem.** The problem is that there is basically no…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got the game to play on Halloween Alice madness returns #ps3
neutral · AI labelView post →Game structure makes no sense. The game needs to end when Michael leaves the game, and it also needs to end when the whole team, includeing all NPC already escaped. Also how come the game doesn’t end when all players die? Are we supposed to just watch Michael killing NPC for 5 mins?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Halloween Day 23 - Baby Princess Peach Uh oh! The Mario Kart game is glitching! How did Princess Peach end up in Baby Peach's outfit? Either way, I think you just found your new favorite racer! Full set of 100+ up now on justfor.fans/LittleFantas... #abdl #PrincessPeach #abdlcosplay #diaper
neutral · AI labelView post →I have played this game for an hour and here's my first impressions: 1) 15k initial queue before even getting in the game, sounds like a lot but was max 5 minutes. 2) Optimisation is meh but overall looks pretty good as a game. Also even with semi low FPS, feels pretty smooth. 3) The gameplay is simple yet challenging. I don't think I like the RNG aspect though when it comes to finding the items you need to escape. Only rushing this review because the game is getting review bombed already by…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The new Halloween game just patched out a sex minigame because you could use it to make Dr. Loomis have sex with teenagers
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey guys it’s me Pikachu from popular video game Crash Bandicoot (Halloween time)
neutral · AI labelView post →Sherri got invited to the Halloween party too! She dressed up as her favorite video game character...that's right, Kirby! (after eating Link) Wonder what she's looking at though 🧐
neutral · AI labelView post →Game 6 of the world series was on Halloween and houses here in LA hauled tvs out to their front yard so everyone could watch it from yard to yard while trick or treating
neutral · AI labelView post →This seems like a great game. Its unfortunate that its incredibly unoptimized, and will force UE5 raytracing/Lumen even if you turn it off. This is dumb. optimize your game, this should not be an issue, ever.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I designed the Halloween costumes and key visual (in-game banner) for Ironmouse x Project SEKAI: Colorful Stage collaboration! Thank you for working with me on this! It's a huge honor! ☺️❤️ I'm happy I got to design a costume for Hatsune Miku again (first one was for a scale figure)!
neutral · AI labelView post →Every time I play as Michael, they scream at me, call me a loser, taunt me, and sometimes even start insulting my entire family tree. With all the rage they have, they make me feel like I’ve truly killed someone who was dear to them. 10/10, this game is really funny and makes you feel like a monster or a victim, depending on which role you take. (Epic)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Halloween Day 11 - Diapered Cheerleader! The quarterback's new pre-game good luck ritual is to diaper you under the bleachers! You wouldn't want to tell him no just because you're embarrassed and risk the football team losing the playoffs! Full set of 100+ up now on justfor.fans/littlefantas...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Halloween DBD game being banned in Australia because of this mechanic is the most Video Games Rock shit.
neutral · AI labelView post →This year's pumpkin is Curly from the hit indie game Mouthwashing! #Curly #Mouthwashing #Halloween
neutral · AI labelView post →Halloween The Game is kinda a flop but its okay I'm taking it out on this sex doll 🤓
negative · AI labelView post →Tom & Wendy got their Halloween costumes ready! A human and a raccoon dressed as two video game foxes, isn't that just something? 🎨 by the amazing @awd.bsky.social Characters belong to @olanr24.bsky.social (Me)
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Halloween,,,!!! Mesmalie has been updated with a new game mode in the "Extras" menu, so I sure hope you enjoy nonogram puzzles lol store.steampowered.com/news/app/353...
neutral · AI labelView post →Halloween: The Game Reveal Trailer (coming 2026 - single player and multiplayer from Illfonic. PlayStation/Xbox/PC) www.youtube.com/watch?v=f46i...
neutral · AI labelView post →Michael Meyers will have the ability to 'Shape Jump' in 'Halloween: The Game' 🔪 It allows him to be invisible
neutral · AI labelView post →It hurts to give this game a thumbs down. Overall, I genuinely enjoy everything this game has to offer. If you were ever fortunate to play the chaos that was Friday the 13th, then you'll feel right at home with this one. The bugs add a charm to it that F13 had, but in Halloween's case, it almost makes the game unplayable. Outside of the issues within multiplayer there have been some game breaking bugs that accompany the game's release. I have NEVER had a game crash or damn near brick my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →started the game, found a joint, hit the trees, escaped, respawned as a police officer with a hunting rifle, caught michael lacking. what a rollercoaster
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm going to start by saying something that I think needs to be made very clear: the bugs are probably the last thing people should be judging this game for right now. It's a new game. Of course there are going to be bugs, glitches, performance problems, weird animations and server issues. Those things can be patched. If the game has problems six months from now that are still exactly the same, then absolutely, criticize the developers for it. But using launch-day bugs as the main reason to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing almost 30 hours in early access, I have to change my review quite a bit. My previous complaints about mediocre voice acting, terrible performance and lots of bugs, did not change. However, they fixed some bugs within 24 hours, so credit where credit is due. The gameplay is a lot, and I mean a lot of fun. This is pretty much Friday the 13th but in the Halloween universe, which is exactly what it should be. Same core gameplay with additional features, deeper gameplay and a better…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Halloween is the perfect time to check out my game, Margot's Mansion! Play Ch1 for free! walnusstinte.itch.io/margots-mans...
neutral · AI labelView post →<3 CIVILIAN TIPS BELOW!!! <3 The single player story is extremely short, but it does a good job introducing you to Michael’s abilities and giving you an idea of how he plays. There are some fun moments where you get to experiment with different ways of hunting survivors, but I would’ve liked to see the civilian side explained more as well. -Turn on EVERY light when entering a building, including lamps. This helps prevent Michael from Shape Jumping inside. If the power goes out, use it as…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man, I really want to like this game… I’m a big fan of Halloween and Michael Myers, but the game is just a complete mess right now. There are so many problems: crashes, graphical glitches, NPC bugs, performance issues, balancing problems, stuff not unlocking… The story mode is basically impossible to play for me because the game crashes after around 5 minutes. It’s just sad to see that nearly every new release seems to have major problems these days. I also saw on their Instagram that the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I spent several hours in the game, following Michael's story and playing a couple of games as the survivors. During that time, I didn't feel disgusted with it. I want to return to it again, which is probably a good sign for me. Pros: In this game, you don't feel like a victim of NPCs. You can fight back and arrest the killer. You can even run over Michael on bike. This is a huge plus. I like that your goal is not only to save your own life but also to save other characters, sometimes…
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