Over 1 million players have already explored Haddonfield in just the first week of release for Halloween: The Game, and the developers at Illfonic are now giving us a taste of what’s next.
In a blog post over on the game’s official website this afternoon, Illfonic explains that their “efforts to continue improving Halloween: The Game aren’t slowing down” any time soon.
“Our community has done an outstanding job sharing their gameplay highlights, reporting pesky bugs, and providing ample feedback,” the team explains. “We built Halloween: The Game with this passionate, engaged community in mind and greatly appreciate your thoughtful commentary. In an effort to better set expectations with our players, we wanted to spend some time acknowledging some of the issues players have been experiencing since launch, provide status updates on fixes, and briefly discuss what’s next.”
The blog post goes on to discuss performance/stability/crash fixes that are in the works, such as players crashing when Loomis enters the match and players crashing at the end of single-player chapters, as well as issues with challenges, achievements, and trophies.
Illfonic details, “Our team aimed to deliver a robust, satisfying progression system with a strong suite of challenges on day one. As fellow players, we understand how important those rewards are to the overall gameplay hook. We’ve made enormous strides since our Early Access launch to address many of the issues impacting Challenges, Achievements, and Trophies, but we are aware of lingering problems causing frustration with our players. Chasing down, correcting, and tuning these remaining challenge-related pain points is a priority for our team.”
They note that bug fixes will be “an ongoing priority” for Halloween: The Game, and they’re particularly focused on balance adjustments for near-future updates for the slasher game.
“As with any asymmetrical horror title, maintaining the satisfying game of cat and mouse is essential,” they explain. “We want to ensure both Michael and Civilian gameplay remains engaging and we provide players with ample counters to the strategic problems other players throw their way. Players can expect consistent, carefully considered balance adjustments with future updates, starting with the Bob-shaped elephant in the room. Our team is planning a series of changes designed to reduce the excessive effectiveness of select perks and provide the Boogeyman with horrifying options to combat would-be Bob Squads. We feel that it should be more difficult to stagger Michael, especially after successive downs.”
When can we expect some of these changes? Illfonic teases, “We know players are eager to hear about what comes next for Halloween: The Game. We are currently targeting an update early next week designed to tackle a host of these known issues, bug fixes, and balance adjustments. Improving the foundational experience is incredibly important for our team as we prepare for larger gameplay updates and future content plans. In addition to next week’s patch, we are planning a Quality of Life update in early October that will provide more fixes and improvements.
“And with Halloween right around the corner, we have exciting plans to celebrate Michael’s big month with all of you.”
Read the full update over on the official Halloween: The Game website.
