Halloween: The Game pulls sex minigame days before launch

IllFonic removed a sex minigame from Halloween: The Game in a hotfix less than 24 hours after players found it let an adult character modeled on a deceased actor sleep with underage teens. The multiplayer horror game, based on the 1978 film, launches September 8, 2026, but its Deluxe Edition entered early access over the weekend.

Players discovered that hiding in a closet with another character could trigger a "Two-Person Power-Up" minigame, where two players hammer buttons through a suggestive sequence to earn a "Stronger Together" buff. The problem: the 56-year-old Dr. Samuel Loomis, whose likeness comes from Donald Pleasence, who died in 1995, could pair with 17-year-old characters such as Annie Brackett.

IllFonic told IGN the hotfix removed the minigame "due to an unintended issue that allowed endgame reinforcement characters to engage with the minigame, which was a major oversight on our part." Kotaku reported the patch notes did not mention the minigame, with removal confirmed by subreddit posts. The developer said more minigames are coming but did not say whether this one returns.

The game also ships a single-player mode, a first for IllFonic's licensed horror titles, in which players control Michael Myers through the film's events.