John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando launches March 12, 2026
Inspired by the filmmaker's wildest nightmares.
First-person shooter John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on March 12, 2026, publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Saber Interactive announced.
The game will be available in standard and Blood editions. Pre-orders of any edition include the “Leon’s Secret Stash” downloadable content for free. The Blood Edition includes two post-launch downloadable contents, including unique skins for characters, weapons, and vehicles; a Cosmetic Pack Gold Color for weapons; a charm for your weapon; andone skin per character.
Here is an overview of the game, via Focus Entertainment:
About
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 II. Fully supporting cross-platform cooperative play, the game will give adrenaline hunters and ’80s horror fans alike tons of fear and excitement when it arrives in early 2026!
Not Just Another Mercenary Team
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.
Strap in for Cross-Play-Ready Cooperative Carnage
Play in squads of up to four players—with full cross-play 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.
Key Features
- Buddy-movie vibes and the over-the-top humor, action, and horror of classic 80s cinema, inspired by 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 first-person shooter action and apocalyptic environments.
- Upgrading your skills and testing new abilities against increasingly hardcore challenges.
- Saving the planet against impossible odds.
Then now’s your time to go commando!
Watch a new trailer below.