‘John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando’ Returns With New Trailer and Early 2026 Release

It was originally announced two years ago that John Carpenter would be returning to the world of video games with John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, a game where players team up with friends to battle hordes of creepy things before they infect the entire world.

After two years of silence, Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment have unleashed a new trailer and announced that John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando will release in early 2026!

The team previews, “Whether behind the wheel or on foot, players will face massive enemy hordes and daunting bosses, all powered by Saber’s Swarm Engine, the technology behind World War Z: Aftermath and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Fully supporting cross-platform co-op, the game will give adrenaline hunters and ’80s horror fans alike tons of fear and excitement.”

In the near future, an experimental attempt to harness the power of the Earth’s core ends in a terrifying disaster, turning soil to scum and the living to undead monsters. However, the genius behind the experiment has a plan to make things right: a team of highly trained mercenaries to get the job done. Unfortunately, they were all too expensive.

That’s why he hired THE TOXIC COMMANDO.

Play in squads of up to four players — with full crossplay support across PC and consoles — and send the Sludge God and its horde of things-that-should-never-be back to the underworld. Pick your character, choose the class that matches your playstyle, pile into your favorite ride, and unload an array of gunfire, grenades, special abilities, and freaking katanas.

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando will feature “buddy-movie vibes and the over-the-top humor, action, and horror of classic ‘80s cinema, inspired by and with the involvement of the legendary John Carpenter; teaming up with friends to face down hordes of monsters who want to eat your face; an explosive cocktail of visceral FPS action and off-road driving on slime-corrupted terrain across massive post-apocalyptic environments; plus upgrading your skills and testing new abilities against increasingly hardcore challenges.”

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando releases in early 2026. You can wishlist the video game today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via the Epic Games Store and Steam.