Hot off the heels of “Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists,” Swedish solo-developer Niklas Hallin has announced the release of a bonus treat, right in time for Halloween. Titled “October Panic,” the new game is a wacky arcade platformer with pixel art, electro-swing, horror film references, and over 30 unique enemies.
“It’s a Halloween party,” says Hallin. “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. It’s a Monster Mash. With a price point of 3 bucks and a playtime of maybe an hour, the goal was to put as much wild Halloween revelry into that hour as possible! It’s a spooky-scary October treat.”
In “October Panic,” Rita the Re-animator conducts occult experiments to bring her father back to life, flooding the small town streets with what the game’s description describes as “spooks and specters, witches and werewolves, mummies, dummies, big tiddy vamp mommies; pumpkinheads, walking deads, undead newlyweds; slasher killers, third rate fillers, and the evils of the Thrillers.”
It’s up to young trick-or-treater October to blaze a path to the old Haunted House and end the annual Curse.
“October Panic” will be released on Steam on October 22, 2024, and will have a free demo available as part of Steam Next Fest from October 14-21. The game is available now to wishlist on Steam.
