RetroRealms: Halloween is an adventure developed by WayForward Technologies, released 18 October 2024 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What RetroRealms: Halloween is
RetroRealms: Halloween is an adventure game developed by WayForward Technologies and released in 2024. It was published by Boss Team Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Step into the RetroRealms, a 16-bit Pixel Art world, and take control of classic horror icon Michael Myers! Fight your way across multiple levels of platformer action filled with sights and sounds inspired by the original Halloween film. Slice your way through Haddonfield, face-off in epic Boss battles against familiar faces from the movie, and overcome blood-soaked challenges in this intense retro throwback to classic arcade action!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
RetroRealms: Halloween launched on 18 October 2024, within three weeks of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Metaphor: ReFantazio. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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