The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Asymmetrical third-person horror where victims evade a murderous family
Sumo Digital · Published by Gun Interactive · Released Aug 18, 2023
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 66% of 24K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 412 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 216
- peak 24h 371
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- May 22, 2025
What is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?
This third-person asymmetrical horror game pits the Slaughter family against their victims in online PvP matches based on the 1974 film. Victims hide, search for tools, and try to escape, while Family players track them and stop their escape.
For you if...
- +you enjoy team-based PvP with unequal roles
- +you prefer stealth, pursuit, and multiple escape routes
- +you want horror faithful to the original film
Not for you if...
- −you want a solo or offline horror game
- −you avoid graphic violence and gore
- −you dislike steep learning curves in competitive games
What players say
66% of 23,696 reviews are positive · 72% of 412 in the last 30 days
Players praise the film-faithful atmosphere, detailed maps, asymmetric team setup, and varied escape routes. Their dominant complaint is the end of updates and support; recent reviews also report long matchmaking waits and a small, highly experienced community.
Screenshots and trailer
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 6th gen or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- Graphics
- Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 580
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 10th gen or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Graphics
- Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 30 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 51
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Horror
- Multiplayer
- Gore
- Survival Horror
- Team-Based
- PvP
- Third Person
- Survival
- Action
- Stealth
- Violent
- Asynchronous Multiplayer
- Cinematic
- 3D
- Atmospheric
- Indie
Recent updates
- May 22, 2025 · Patch Notes - May 22nd, 2025
- May 13, 2025 · An Update on the Future of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, DLC, and What's Next
- Mar 20, 2025 · Patch Notes - March 20th, 2025
- Jan 28, 2025 · Patch Notes - January 28th, 2025
- Dec 12, 2024 · Patch Notes - December 12th, 2024
52 DLC available.
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