John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, the 80s-inspired first-person co-op shooter from Saber Interactive, got a full gameplay trailer at Gamescom 2025 — and it’s launching in early 2026.
The Carpenter Touch
Yes, that John Carpenter — the legendary director behind The Thing, Halloween, and Escape from New York. His involvement in Toxic Commando brings a cinematic sensibility to what could have been just another co-op shooter. The 80s aesthetic is fully committed to, from the neon color palette to the synth-heavy soundtrack.
Gameplay Overview
The trailer showed massive enemy hordes, daunting bosses, and a near-future setting where an experiment to harness the Earth’s core power goes catastrophically wrong. Players choose from various classes tailored to different playstyles, using a suite of weapons, grenades, and special abilities to survive.
Platforms
Toxic Commando launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). With Saber Interactive — the studio behind World War Z — at the helm, the horde combat should be in capable hands.