John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

• Title — John Carpenter's Toxic Commando • Developer — Saber Interactive • Publisher — Focus Entertainment • Director — Aleksandr Larionov • Producer — Nikolay Egorikhin • Designer — Yaroslav Sergeev • Programmer — * Ruslan Vizgalin • Evgeniy Tsyimbalyuk • Artist — Vladimir Tretyakov • Writer — * Oliver Hollis-Leick • Matthew Garcia-Dunn • Composer — * John Carpenter • Fractal Edge Music • Platforms — * PlayStation 5 • Windows • Xbox Series X/S • Genre — First-person shooter • Released — March 12, 2026 • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Engine — Swarm Engine

Set in the near future, a scientific experiment to harness the energy of the Earth's core goes haywire when it accidentally releases an entity called the Sludge God. It soon begins to turn the soil into scum and mankind into zombies. However, the scientists behind the experiment come up with a plan to stop the Sludge God, by hiring a team of mercenaries to eliminate the zombies and save the world.

During Summer Game Fest in June 2023, it was announced that John Carpenter was collaborating with Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive for the game's development. Carpenter worked on the game's story and also composed its musical score. The game supports both multiplayer and single-player. In a recent interview, Saber Interactive Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits said his favourite way to play the game is with two friends and an AI bot, "because that one bot will always revive me, because you know your friends are never going to…", pointing towards a real need for cohesive teamwork in the zombie shooter.

The game was released on March 12, 2026 on PlayStation 5, Windows and Xbox Series X/S. The game was previously set to be released in 2024. John Carpenter's Toxic Commando: Rise of the Sludge God, a tie-in prequel comic book set shortly before the events of the game, written by Michael Moreci, was published on March 24, 2024, by Dark Horse Comics.