The great master of horror films, John Carpenter, presented a new video game at the Summer Game Fest 2023. John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando will be a first-person zombie-grinding game coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in 2024.

Horror fans will surely know the name of John Carpenter, who directed such classics as Halloween, The Thing or I’m in the Dark. But Carpenter isn’t just into movies, he’s into video games as well. He previously worked on the music for Sentinal Returns and the story for FEAR 3. And now he’s announced a new game that he named: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando.

The game will be an open-world adventure game in which you have to survive the attacks of zombies and mutants in a post-apocalyptic world. The gameplay will focus on first-person shooting and action, but there will also be puzzles and things to explore. In the game, you have to team up with a group of survivors who have different weapons and vehicles. The game will feature massive hordes of enemies to grind down, as well as epic archenemies to face.

The game’s story takes place in the near future when an experimental attempt to harness the power of the Earth’s core ended in disaster. As a result, a monster called the Mud God was released, who began to transform the area and turn everything into undead. It will be our job to stop this abomination and restore order to the world.

The game is developed by Saber Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment. Saber Interactive has previously worked on similar style games such as World War Z or Evil Dead: The Game. And Focus Entertainment put titles such as A Plague Tale: Innocence or Insurgency: Sandstorm on the table. The two studios are therefore not new to this genre.

The game will be released in 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. The announcement was accompanied by a short trailer showing the feel and style of the game. Based on the trailer, the game doesn’t take itself too seriously, but instead promises a relaxed and fun zombie grind.

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando is a promising game that bears the name of the legendary grandfather of horror films. The game will be an open-world adventure game in which we have to take down zombies and mutants. The game focuses on first-person shooting and action, but there will also be puzzles and things to explore. The game will be released in 2024 for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Source: Gematsu