Friday the 13th: The Game is back in the news over another legal dispute. Horror Inc. has sued publisher Gun Interactive over allegedly unpaid royalties, reopening questions about the business relationship behind the horror multiplayer title.
Summary
- Horror Inc. alleges that Gun Interactive owes additional royalties from the game.
- Gun disputes the demand and says it already paid more than $18 million.
- The publisher also says it pursued a remaster before the license expired.
According to Friday the 13th: The Franchise, the lawsuit was filed in late August 2026 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The outlet reports that Horror Inc. alleges roughly $4 million to $4.5 million in unpaid royalties, along with the destruction of reports relevant to determining the amount owed. Those are allegations, not findings by a court.
Gun Interactive Disputes the Royalty Demand
In an August 28 statement, Gun says its records show it paid everything required and that Horror Inc.’s representatives reviewed and approved its accounting. The publisher describes the additional demand as approximately $4 million and disputes the accounting methods behind it.
Gun says it intends to contest the lawsuit. Its statement also offers its own account of the game’s final years, placing responsibility for the breakdown on Horror Inc.
A Remaster Was Something Gun Wanted to Pursue
For players, the most striking part of Gun’s response may be its claim that it wanted to work with Horror Inc. on a remaster after the earlier Victor Miller litigation ended. Gun says Horror Inc. instead allowed the license to lapse. It also says it offered to continue funding the servers.
That describes a project the publisher wanted to pursue; it does not establish that a remaster entered production or received approval.
How This Differs From the Earlier Legal Fight
The previous Horror Inc. dispute involved original screenwriter Victor Miller’s copyright termination rights. That litigation disrupted new content for the game, and Miller’s victory was upheld on appeal in 2021. This case concerns royalties and accounting under the game’s business arrangements.
The distinction matters when discussing what happens next. A disagreement over past payments does not, by itself, establish whether the game can return. Neither the report nor Gun’s statement announces a relaunch, and the publisher’s account of the failed remaster effort should not be mistaken for confirmation that a revival is underway.
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