Halloween: The Game
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ActionHorrorMultiplayerSurvivalViolentStealth

1,424 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,649

Peak in the last 7 days: 5,141

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Game description

On Halloween night, 1978, no one is safe from Michael Myers. Become the Boogeyman or fight back against the face of evil itself in Halloween.

Basic info

DeveloperIllFonic
PublisherIllFonic Publishing, Co-Publisher: Gun Interactive
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateSep 8, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 11 64-bit
ProcessorIntel LGA 1200+ / AMD AM4+ (Zen 2+)
Memory16 GB
GraphicsGTX 1660+ / RX 590+ / Arc A770+ (1080p@30fps)
Storage45 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 442 reviews from the past 1 year

65.6/ 100
Bottom 20%

Steam rating: Mixed (66%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

Players call Halloween: The Game fun in 131 reviews, and it scores 65.6 from 17,207 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

39 reviews praise the atmosphere, the most upvoted saying it feels like Halloween with a creepy Michael. 35 enjoy playing together in its PvE mode and its immersive roles, and others like the visuals and slasher violence. A few players describe Michael's stalking and pursuit as extremely strategic.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1369th of 1399 and appears in 72% of analyzed reviews. 118 reviews call it poorly optimized with janky animations, and 110 describe broken AI, frustrating collisions and spawns that feel untested. Gameplay ranks 1215th of 1396 and Visuals & Sound ranks 1140th of 1249. 37 reviews raise balance problems, the most upvoted saying police pose no threat to the killer, and some feel the price should be lower. Content Volume ranks 1118th of 1351 and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1227th of 1399, and some returned it, saying the play is dry and lacks variety.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“core arcade party-game loop is genuinely fun despite systemic issues” · 131 reviews
“atmosphere is great, Michael is creepy as hell, feels like Halloween” · 39 reviews
“police are no threat, killer can facetank entire squad with no drawback” · 37 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Onboarding -1.97 · How easy it is to learn — tutorials and the first hours

Progression 11% · Difficulty 8% · Freedom 5% · Strategy 16% · Controls & feel 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.79 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “atmosphere is great, Michael is creepy as hell, feels like Halloween” · 39 reviews
Negative “no tension, NPCs feel botted and lifeless, atmosphere falls flat” · 2 reviews

Story 10% · Characters 8%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.42 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive map layouts and escape sequences lack variety” · 8 reviews

Volume 14% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +0.63 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Lovely visuals and fun violence keeps slasher spirit” · 30 reviews
Negative “graphics is noisy and requires extensive tweaking to look acceptable” · 6 reviews

Audio 9%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.56 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “PvE experience with immersive roles creates engaging gameplay” · 35 reviews
Negative “escort mission design forces NPC interaction 75% of match instead of engaging gameplay” · 8 reviews

Community 10% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 36% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.61 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “police are no threat, killer can facetank entire squad with no drawback” · 37 reviews

Anti-cheat 2% · Pricing 19% · Matchmaking 7%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Bottom 5% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -1.29 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “poorly optimized with janky animations and full of bugs” · 118 reviews
Positive “stable 80-120 fps on ultra settings across different PCs” · 2 reviews

Stability 49% · Developer support 29%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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