Fans of R. L. Stine’s horror fiction novel seriesGoosebumpscan expect to see a new game in the multimedia franchise it has spawned according to a rating released Tuesday by the Pan European Game Information (PEGI) review board forGoosebumps: Dead of Night. It will be a survival horror game developed by Cosmic Forces which will be available for theNintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC.
While not much is said about the content ofGoosebumps: Dead of Nightin the PEGI review, the game received a 12 for having “moderate violence, realistic violence of a minor nature towards human characters and scenes of a horrific nature that younger players may find disturbing,” alongside “bad language.” PEGI uses numbers to indicate a minimum suitable age for players, unlike the American ESRB which uses letter grades like T for Teen on games likeIron Man VRfor the PlayStation 4.
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Developer Cosmic Forces was responsible for a VR experience calledGoosebumps: Night of Scaresreleased in 2015 for the App Store, Google Play, Amazon, and Oculus devices according to the studio’s website, where a second listing says “More titles coming soon, stay tuned…” That experience tied in with aGoosebumpsmovie starring Jack Black which received a sequel calledGoosebumps 2: Haunted Halloweenin 2018.
Rating boards like PEGI have a history of leaking games with ratings released before their development studios have dropped any official information. At the end of 2019PEGI leakedVoid BastardsandMetro Reduxcoming to the PS4 and Nintendo Switch respectively.
Game announcements have also been revealed early through outlets like physical and online retailers. Retro Studios’Metroid Prime 4was given a leaked October release dateby a Czech retailer called SuperGamer in February, though that was after a similar leak from the same site before the game’s development was restarted.
WhileGoosebumpsis a brand that’s relatively more kid-friendly in its rebooted iteration from 2015, the original books and their Canadian/American anthology TV series from the 90s are considered to be great entry-level horror experiences. The idea of a survival horror game based on the series could have a lot of potential, and in Nintendo’s case speaks to their increasing willingness to addhorrific games like theZombie Army Trilogyon Switch.
Goosebumps: Dead of Nightwill be releasing on the Nintendo Switch, PC, and the Xbox One at some point in the future.
