The ‘Creepshow’ Video Game Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

creep Show Has come back from the dead. Although Shudder officially canceled the horror anthology series (which was inspired by Stephen King and George A. Romero’s 1982 anthology film of the same name) in September 2025, this was not actually the end of the franchise. creep Show will go live in a new video game—and it’s scheduled to be released in just two months.

Developed by PHL Games and published by DreadXP, creep Show is a story-rich point-and-click adventure game for PC featuring “an overarching narrative with two additional self-contained stories.” The game’s Steam page, which is now live, lists the release window as August 2026. There’s also a short preview trailer to go along with the announcement.

The game’s official description reads:

In the mood for a story? Creep has selected these just for you…

creep Show is a collection of tangled, self-contained stories where the humor is dark, and the ending is not what you expected. Each story takes you into a nightmare with new characters, new horrors, and a fate you won’t see coming.

Follow Danny and his friends as a bad day at the mall turns into something much worse.

Their search for the truth about what happened to Danny’s father turns dark as they uncover horrifying secrets.

Fate brings Danny to The Reader, a mysterious soothsayer with a fondness for treacherous tales.

Expect pulp-inspired visuals, a tone that rings camp without losing its wit, and an ending that hits hard. The terror here isn’t just trying to scare you… it’s about enjoying the whole thing a little more.

In a press release (via Dread Central), DreadXP founder and CEO Patrick Ewald said, “We are going to publish the prestigious creep Show Brand as a game has been a creative dream we don’t want to wake up from, and we think it’s going to draw a whole new audience into the tentacle of Creep. The teams at AMC, PHL, and DreadXP have put in a lot of work to create something that really feels like you’re living (or dying) inside. creep Show episode, and we can’t wait for fans old and new to play it.”

creep Show The video game was first announced for 2022, but since then, there’s been basically no new information on it, so today’s drop is a welcome surprise. And in just two months, you too can finally play it.

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