During a panel at San Diego Comic Con, Horror Inc. vice president Robbie Barsamian confirmed a new ‘Friday the 13th’ move and video game are in development.
“I can tell you that a new sequel movie and new sequel game are at the top of our list. It’s where most of our energy’s going right now. And I can tell you finally we’re in a position to deliver on that.”
Barsamian doesn’t go into any further detail about what a new Friday the 13th game might entail, but he does call it a “sequel game”, which implies it’s a follow-up to the 2017 asymmetrical survival game.
Friday the 13th: The Game is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game developed by IllFonic and published by Gun Media, released in 2017. The game pits one player as Jason Voorhees against up to seven camp counselors, who must survive, escape, or fight back using stealth and teamwork. Its development and long-term support were severely impacted by a legal dispute over the rights to the franchise, which prevented new content from being added after 2018. Servers were officially shut down on December 31, 2023.
The community’s reaction is split, with one side excited for more asymmetrical horror action and the other half hoping for anything but. Of course, there’s always the long-shot (but far more thrilling!) possibility that Barsamian and friends are secretly working on the long-overdue sequel to the 1988 NES game.
