The much anticipated Evil Dead: The Game is one of the latest entries into the horror games list for 2022. The movie series on which the game is based is a cult classic from the '80s that was helmed by director Sam Raimi. Although the game is only a few days away from launch, the developers have already started sharing teasers of what horror fans can expect from Evil Dead in the coming months.
Evil Dead: The Game was first unveiled at the 2020 Game Awards with a focus on multiplayer-based team play. However, following the backlash over the lack of single-player content, the game was eventually delayed to build on its single-player offering. Now, as the title launch draws near, developer Saber Interactive has shared more details on Evil Dead: The Game's story. This was followed by the developers sharing concept art of some of the post-launch content Evil Dead: The Game will feature.
In a tweet from the game's official account, the concept images offer a glimpse of Castle Kandar from Army of Darkness along with a rough outline of the map. The developers state that the Army of Darkness DLC will be free for all Evil Dead: The Game players and that it's one of many DLCs in the works. Although not much else is known with regard to a possible release date or content updates, the news of multiple DLCs for the game should excite plenty of Evil Dead fans.
But the game isn't the only new Evil Dead content to debut in the year as director Sam Raimi is returning to the movie franchise with the sequel Evil Dead Rise. The movie is set to release later in 2022 on HBO Max, and Raimi claims that Evil Dead Rise will be terrifying, after seeing various cuts of the movie. While there's no official confirmation that Evil Dead: The Game will feature Raimi's latest movie, it's not unlikely that fans could see Evil Dead Rise content in the game in a future DLC.
Overall, 2022 has turned out to be a promising year for horror fans. This year's slate of horror games includes Dying Light 2, Dead Space remake, The Callisto Protocol, STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, and others like Elden Ring and Ghostwire: Tokyo. On the movie side of things, fans have already been treated with titles like Scream, No Exit, X, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), and more. Either way, the release of Evil Dead: The Game promises to be an interesting addition to the horror genre.
Evil Dead: The Game releases May 13, 2022 on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.