# Halloween: The Game media expansion > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/halloween-the-game-media-expansion > Updated: 2026-09-22T18:43:54.000Z. Sources: 11. Developments: 4. The ‘Halloween: The Game’ franchise is expanding through multiple media formats. PANICK Entertainment and IllComic announced a co-publishing partnership to release a tie-in comic series written by Hans Rodionoff and Adam F. Goldberg. Set to launch in November, the comic depicts Michael Myers’ escape from Smith’s Grove Sanitarium in 1978. Following the development phase, IllFonic and Gun Interactive have released the ‘Halloween: The Game’ video game. The title is an asymmetric multiplayer horror game set in a sandbox environment in Haddonfield, designed to recreate the atmosphere of John Carpenter’s 1978 film. The game utilizes the original soundtrack to enhance immersion. In the 1-vs-4 gameplay format, one player controls Michael Myers, using stealth and shadows to hunt, while four others play as survivors. Survivors can attempt to warn townspeople, assist families in escaping, or call for police patrols. While Myers is presented as an unstoppable force, survivors can use environmental items and equipment to resist him. The game also includes a story mode tutorial divided into chapters that recreate key moments from the original movie to teach mechanics such as stealth, hiding, and killing. Players can unlock various character skins through gameplay achievements. For Michael Myers, the ‘Specter’ skin is earned by completing 36 challenges, while the ‘Clown’ skin requires reaching Prestige 1 (level 100). Survivors, including characters Eric, Rachel, Tanya, and Marcus, can unlock multiple outfits by completing personal challenges and specific chapter objectives. IllFonic recently released patch 1.0.3 across all platforms, including Steam, to implement combat rebalancing. The update aims to improve the experience for both Civilians and Michael. Changes include a melee rebalance for Civilians to prevent the ‘instant downs’ of Michael, specifically through adjustments to the Capability stat and the Heavyweight trait. Additionally, the damage boost received while in a ‘Drunk’ state has been reduced. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-22: Halloween: The Game receives combat rebalance in patch 1.0.3 Illfonic released patch 1.0.3 for Halloween: The Game, introducing combat rebalancing for Civilians and new buffs for Michael to prevent instant downs and improve gameplay flow. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/halloween-the-game-receives-combat-rebalance-in-patch-103 ### 2026-09-16: Halloween: The Game brings Michael Myers to asymmetric horror IllFonic and Gun Interactive have released Halloween: The Game, an asymmetric horror title where players can play as Michael Myers or survivors in a recreation of Haddonfield. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/halloween-the-game-brings-michael-myers-to-asymmetric-horror ### 2026-09-07: Halloween: The Game features asymmetric survival gameplay Halloween: The Game is an asymmetric horror title where players face off as Michael Myers or survivors in Haddonfield, featuring unlockable character skins and objective-based survival gameplay. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/halloween-the-game-features-asymmetric-survival-gameplay ### 2026-08-24: Michael Myers comic series announced as tie-in to Halloween: The Game PANICK Entertainment and IllComic announced a new comic series, ‘Halloween: The Game’, acting as a tie-in to the upcoming IllFonic video game set during the events of 1978. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/michael-myers-comic-series-announced-as-tie-in-to-halloween-the-game --- Cite as: Halloween: The Game media expansion. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/halloween-the-game-media-expansion