KNOW THE GAME
Before you step outside.
Platforms (including PS5), pricing, the Tower Farm Terror update and map, Twitch Drops, player counts, Australia’s ban, and the questions new players ask before buying — sourced from official announcements.
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Platforms & buying
Platforms & editions
PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam and Epic) support Halloween: The Game — not Xbox One, PS4 or Switch. Official store links, three editions, digital launch Sept 8 and physical release Oct 6.
OPEN GUIDEGeForce NOW support
Current community and tracker information on whether Halloween: The Game is available on GeForce NOW, membership requirements and practical limits.
OPEN GUIDEXbox One compatibility
Only PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC are supported — Xbox One has no native release or backward compatibility. Official storefront listings, checked Sept 2026.
OPEN GUIDEPrice & editions
Halloween: The Game price: Standard $39.99, Digital Deluxe $59.99, physical Collector’s Edition $149.99, the four $9.99 Tower Farm Terror add-ons, the past pre-order bonuses, and where to buy a legitimate Steam or console copy.
OPEN GUIDEPS4 compatibility
Only PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC are supported — PS4 has no native release or backward compatibility, the same as Xbox One.
OPEN GUIDEPS5 guide
Everything PS5 players ask about Halloween: The Game — price and editions, digital vs physical, how to get the latest update (Hotfix 1.2.1), crossplay, trophies and what to check when login errors appear.
OPEN GUIDERelease date
When Halloween: The Game came out: Digital Deluxe early access September 4, general digital launch September 8, 2026, physical edition October 6, plus the update timeline through the October 27 content drop.
OPEN GUIDEPC system requirements
Halloween: The Game PC system requirements as listed on Steam and the Epic Games Store: Windows 11 64-bit, 16 GB RAM minimum, 45 GB SSD/NVMe storage, DirectX 12 and GPU targets for 1080p30 and 4K30, plus console install size.
OPEN GUIDECommon questions
Australia availability
Refused Classification means no sale, rental, advertising or legal import in Australia. Here’s what that actually restricts, what’s still fine, and what isn’t.
OPEN GUIDEPlayer count & party size
Halloween: The Game is 1v4 — one Michael against up to four Civilians. Official player milestones (1,000,000+ by September 12, 2026) and how to read Steam Charts and SteamDB without mistaking PC numbers for the whole player base.
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Is it worth it? (review)
Is Halloween: The Game worth buying in October 2026? A sourced, review-style assessment covering Patch 1.1.0, the October 27 content update, price, platforms and known problems — not a hands-on review score.
OPEN GUIDEDeveloper & publisher
IllFonic developed Halloween: The Game on Unreal Engine 5, co-published with Gun Interactive — the studio behind Friday the 13th: The Game and Predator: Hunting Grounds.
OPEN GUIDELanguages & subtitles
Halloween: The Game supports 10 languages on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Epic: English (the only full voice-over) plus interface and subtitles in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese. Turkish is not supported.
OPEN GUIDEVs Friday the 13th: The Game
How Halloween: The Game relates to Friday the 13th: The Game — shared developer lineage, what Halloween’s 1v4 format and story mode add, and where this site stops short of a gameplay comparison.
OPEN GUIDECodes & promotions
3D Glasses & codes
What community reports establish about the Regal 3D Glasses promotion, and what remains unverified about code availability.
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No public redeem code is active for Halloween: The Game as of October 28, 2026. Where the Redeem Code menu is, how to claim the October 26 – November 3 Twitch Drops, the past Regal 3D Glasses promotion, and a scam warning.
OPEN GUIDETwitch Drops & Jack event
A Haddonfield Halloween Twitch Drops run October 26 – November 3, 2026 (10:00 AM PT): the three rewards, how to link IllFonic and Twitch, claim order, and the limited ‘Jack’ Ghoul Goggles pumpkin challenge.
OPEN GUIDEContent & progression
Multiplayer maps
All five Halloween: The Game multiplayer maps: the four launch maps (Haddonfield Heights, Orange Grove Estates, East Haddonfield, Haddonfield Town Center) and Tower Farm, live since October 27, 2026.
OPEN GUIDETower Farm map
Tower Farm, the fifth multiplayer map, has been live since October 27, 2026 in Matchmaking and Private Matches. The official description, the new sewer escape and the Scythe, and why this page is intentionally thin on layout.
OPEN GUIDERoadmap & what’s next
Shipped status of IllFonic’s September 17 roadmap: the balance patch (1.0.3/1.0.4), the early-October Quality of Life update (1.1.0) and the Halloween-month content (Tower Farm Terror, Oct 27). Nothing after that is detailed yet.
OPEN GUIDEMod support
No official mod support — a public-search finding, re-checked October 28, 2026, not an official statement. No Steam Workshop and no IllFonic announcement; community PC skin mods are reported, unofficially.
OPEN GUIDETrophies & achievements
Trophy and achievement guide for Halloween: The Game: 50 Steam achievements, 51 PS5 trophies with a platinum, what Patch 1.1.0 fixed (Purely and Simply Evil) and which achievements IllFonic named as not granting correctly.
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Story mode length
How long Halloween: The Game’s Michael-focused story mode takes, using published chapter structure and crowdsourced playtime polls—not an official hour count from IllFonic.
OPEN GUIDECharacters & roster
Playable roster for Halloween: The Game: Michael Myers, the ten launch Civilians, Digital Deluxe’s Richard and Alexis, and the new Eugene Kelly (Lurker) and Michelle Blanton (Therapeutic), on sale since October 27, 2026.
OPEN GUIDEMichael skins
The two paid Michael Myers skins live since October 27, 2026: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989 Michael, which also unlocks the Scythe) and Halloween (2018). Price, official descriptions and the mask design credit.
OPEN GUIDETower Farm Terror update
The October 2026 Halloween: The Game update, Tower Farm Terror (Patch 1.2.0), is live: free Tower Farm map, Scythe, executions and Twitch Drops, paid Michael skins, Eugene and Michelle, the costume pack, balance changes and the Hotfix 1.2.1 follow-up.
OPEN GUIDEPlatforms & access
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