Halloween: The Game hit PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on September 8, 2026, and it comes with a small but notable first for the series: this is the first new performance of Laurie Strode based on the 1978 film that isn’t voiced by Jamie Lee Curtis. This time, Chelsea Krause steps into the role.
Krause has said she studied Curtis’s original Halloween performance closely. Nearly half of her recording sessions went to matching scenes from the 1978 film, but the actual performance is still hers, including all of Laurie Strode’s dialogue and screams. Early reactions from fans and critics have mostly been positive, even though Halloween: The Game itself has landed to mixed reviews.
The game is set during the original film, with IllFonic handling development and Gun Media publishing. You can play as Haddonfield residents trying to stay alive, or as Michael Myers himself. Laurie Strode shows up in the single-player retelling told from Michael Myers’s point of view, and she’s also a playable civilian in multiplayer alongside Annie Brackett, Lynda van der Klok, and Bob Simms.
If Halloween nostalgia is your thing, there’s a pretty good case for picking this up. Laurie’s recreation is faithful, Nick Castle returns to provide motion capture for The Shape, and the developers clearly paid attention to the franchise’s details. Just go in knowing there are bugs , some technical rough edges, and a Laurie Strode character design that had to be changed because the team didn’t have Jamie Lee Curtis’s likeness rights.
You can download Halloween: The Game right now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Beyond the game, the wider Halloween franchise is still looking ahead to a new film in 2028 after the reported cancellation of the TV series.
Author: Emmanuel Pina
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