This game was announced at The Game Awards 2021 on 9 December 2021.
Some of the same people who worked on Friday the 13th: The Game (2017), also worked on this game and Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (2024).
Edwin Neal is the only actor for from the original movie to reprise his role. Gunnar Hansen (Leatherface) passed away in 2015 and Jim Siedow (Cook) passed away in 2003.