The much anticipatedEvil Dead: The Gameis 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 fromEvil Deadin the coming months.
Evil Dead: The Gamewas 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 sharedmore details onEvil Dead: The Game’s story. This was followed by the developers sharing concept art of some of the post-launch contentEvil Dead: The Gamewill feature.
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In a tweet from the game’s official account, the concept images offer a glimpse of Castle Kandar fromArmy of Darknessalong with a rough outline of the map. The developers state that theArmy of DarknessDLC will be free for allEvil Dead: The Gameplayers 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 ofEvil Deadfans.
But the game isn’t the only newEvil Deadcontent to debut in the year as director Sam Raimi is returning to the movie franchise with the sequelEvil Dead Rise. The movie is set to release later in 2022 on HBO Max, andRaimi claims thatEvil Dead Risewill be terrifying, after seeing various cuts of the movie. While there’s no official confirmation thatEvil Dead: The Gamewill feature Raimi’s latest movie, it’s not unlikely that fans could seeEvil Dead Risecontent 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 gamesincludesDying Light 2,Dead Spaceremake,The Callisto Protocol,STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl,and others likeElden RingandGhostwire: Tokyo. On the movie side of things, fans have already been treated with titles likeScream,No Exit,X,Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022),and more. Either way, the release ofEvil Dead: The Gamepromises to be an interesting addition to the horror genre.
Evil Dead: The Gamereleases July 22, 2025 on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
