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ART THE CLOWN LEVELS UP IN TERRIFIER: THE ARTCADE GAME

- ROBBIE DUNLOP

LEX SALCEDO OF SELECTA Play - the gaming branch of Selecta Visión, the distributor that brought Terrifier 2 and 3 to Spanish cinemas - calls Terrifier: The ARTcade Game a “love letter” to the franchise. “We've always aimed to bring well-known IPs into the world of gaming, and Terrifier was a perfect fit,” he tells SFX. “Thanks to our strong relationship and past collaboration with [franchise sales agent] The Coven, we were able to pitch the idea and make it happen.”

Is the game based on the films, or does it tell an original story?

The game doesn’t retell the films beat by beat; it creates a story that plays out like a twisted spin-off within the Terrifier universe. Each stage is imagined as a film set, where Art shows up to turn the production into real carnage. That setup gave us the freedom to include familiar faces, references and nods to the movies, while still surprising fans with new scenarios and encounters they’ve never seen on screen.

How would you describe the style of gameplay on offer?

It’s classic pixel-art side-scrolling beat ’em up. We chose this route because it mirrors Art the Clown’s style: simple on the surface, but brutal and unpredictable in execution. The arcade format also lets us lean into that retro “ARTcade” feel, while still delivering surprises. Each stage builds to a boss encounter that will catch players off guard, and along the way you'll get to control not just Art, but other iconic characters from the films.