Both are asymmetric multiplayer horror games from IllFonic, and Gun Interactive co-published Halloween: The Game. Halloween’s official format is 1v4 — one Michael Myers against up to four Civilians — with a single-player Michael story mode. This site has not played Friday the 13th: The Game for this page, so it compares only what is documented — lineage and format — not which game is better.
Industry database and official Halloween materials · no hands-on comparison. References and scope below.Shared lineage
Halloween: The Game was developed by IllFonic on Unreal Engine 5, with Gun Interactive as co-publisher (the Xbox and Epic listings name the co-publisher as Gun Media). IllFonic — Launch and Early Access ↗ Xbox store (US) — Halloween: The Game ↗ Epic Games Store — Halloween: The Game ↗ Per Gematsu — IllFonic company page ↗, IllFonic’s earlier credits include Friday the 13th: The Game (2017), Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020), Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed (2022) and Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (2024), all asymmetric multiplayer titles. More on the studio: developer page.
What Halloween: The Game’s official materials describe
Multiplayer is 1v4: one Michael Myers against up to four Civilians. IllFonic — Launch and Early Access ↗ A single-player story mode, played as Michael across a Prologue and five chapters, carries 36 optional challenges. IllFonic — Progression & Customization Overview ↗ Civilians can work toward escape or toward detaining Michael with police help — see how to arrest Michael. New players should start with how to play.
What this site cannot say
We have not played Friday the 13th: The Game for this page, so we make no claim about its current player count, servers, content or format, and we do not rank the two. Check its own store listing for current status. IllFonic has historically supported its games with official cosmetic content rather than mods (mod support page), which is a pattern, not a promise.
How to decide
If you enjoy this studio’s asymmetric format, the questions that matter for Halloween: The Game are platform (PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC only), price and the game’s current state; Is it worth it? covers that from official sources.
Questions before you retry
Are Halloween: The Game and Friday the 13th: The Game made by the same studio?
Both list IllFonic as developer, per the industry database cited here. Gun Interactive co-published Halloween: The Game.
Is Halloween: The Game the same format as Friday the 13th: The Game?
Both are asymmetric multiplayer horror. Halloween’s official format is 1v4. We have not verified Friday the 13th’s current format for this page.
Which is better?
This site does not rank them because it has not compared them hands-on.
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Sources & review notes
Reviewed September 10, 2026. This page summarizes the references below; it does not claim independent gameplay testing. Details may change with patches.
- Gematsu — IllFonic company page ↗Press industry database
- IllFonic — Launch and Early Access ↗Official announcement
- IllFonic — Progression & Customization Overview ↗Official systems overview
- IllFonic — Over 1 Million Players ↗Official announcement · Sep 12, 2026
- Xbox store (US) — Halloween: The Game ↗Official storefront listing (Xbox)
- Epic Games Store — Halloween: The Game ↗Official storefront listing (Epic)
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