John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando FAQ

Q: What is John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando? A: Imagine a game inspired by John Carpenter filmography of the 80’s, mixed with buddy-movie vibes, over-the-top action, humor, and horror. That’s John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando, a first person shooter set in the near future, where an experimental attempt to harness the power of the Earth’s core ends in a terrifying disaster: the release of the Sludge God. You play a member of the Toxic Commando, a squad hired to make things right by driving off-road vehicles in open environments, rolling over infected abominations and obliterating hordes of monsters with their arsenal of gunfire, grenades, katanas and more!

Team up with up to three friends, get yourselves a ride, explore the Exclusion Zone and complete a fat bunch of objectives for an explosive cocktail of visceral FPS action and apocalyptic environments to save the planet against impossible odds!

Q: When Toxic Commando is set to release? A: Toxic Commando releases on March 12, 2026.

Q: On which platforms will the game be playable? A: The game will release on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC.

Q: Can I preorder or wishlist the game? A: Wishlists are now open! - Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157830 - Epic Games: https://store.epicgames.com/p/john-carpenters-toxic-commando - Xbox: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productid/9mtgcz84m503 - PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/concept/10004956

Q: Which languages will be available? A: The game's texts will be available in the following languages: English, German, Spanish, Italian, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditionnal Chinese, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian.

The game's audio will only be available in English.

Q: How many missions will there be at launch? A: There are 8 missions planned for the launch, plus the tutorial mission.