Terrifier: The ARTcade Game unleashes gory 2D arcade chaos on PC and consoles

Art the Clown trades the big screen for a bloody retro beat ’em up

Art the Clown has made the jump from the big screen to the arcade cabinet. Terrifier: The ARTcade Game is a new 2D side-scrolling beat ’em up that turns the slasher icon loose in a barrage of combos, gore and old-school arcade mayhem, available now on PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Art the Clown goes arcade – launch trailer

Developed by Relevo and published by SelectaPlay, Terrifier: The ARTcade Game takes the “walk right and wreck everything” energy of 90s arcade brawlers and mixes it with the splatter, dark humour and uncomfortable grin that fans know from the films. If you enjoy chaotic, wave-based action like we covered recently in
Pattern Survivors: Bullet Hell — Create Chaos, this one sits firmly in that “snacks of violence after work” category.

Terrifier: The ARTcade Game

Release: November 21, 2025

Genre: Horror, Arcade, Beat ’em up

Developer / Publisher: Relevo / SelectaPlay

Platforms: PC — Steam, Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Stages play out across different movie sets that are trying to cash in on Art’s likeness. You punch, kick and chainsaw your way through crowds of cops, film crew and unlucky bystanders, stringing together combos while the screen fills with pixel blood. Each level has multiple paths and a boss encounter waiting at the end, giving you a reason to replay and try new routes with different characters.

Local co-op supports up to four players, so this is very much built for couch sessions where everyone is shouting over each other. Weapons and pick-ups constantly drop into the arena – from blunt objects to more extreme tools – and there are over-the-top finishers that lean into the overblown, grindhouse tone of the films. It’s the kind of game where half the fun is seeing what ridiculous attack animation you’ll trigger next.

On the audio side, a main theme by Cody Carpenter (son of horror legend John Carpenter) sets the mood, backed by a chiptune-heavy soundtrack that keeps everything firmly in arcade territory. Between the multiple game modes, branching stages and cast of playable characters, Terrifier: The ARTcade Game looks like a solid fit for horror fans who grew up feeding coins into brawlers and now want something bloodier to play with friends.

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