PANICORE

First-person co-op survival horror with stealth and a noise-sensitive monster

ZTEK Studio · Released May 31, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 13K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 116 in 30 days
Playing now: 57; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 weeks ago; Sep 4, 2026

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

What is PANICORE?

A first-person survival horror game playable alone or in online co-op across abandoned locations. As trapped urban explorers, players search each map for items, solve puzzles, hide under tables or in cabinets, and evade a noise-sensitive AI monster while working toward one of several escape routes.

For you if...

+you enjoy scavenging, puzzles, and hiding from a pursuing monster
+you like replaying maps to try different escape routes
+you want horror where noise can expose your position

Not for you if...

−you prefer fighting monsters instead of evading them
−you want a relaxed pace without persistent pursuit

What players say

79% of 13,001 reviews are positive · 71% of 116 in the last 30 days

Players praise the scares, creepy atmosphere, and chaotic fun of playing with friends. Common complaints focus on repetitive map objectives, monster detection that feels overly sensitive or unfair, unreliable voice chat, and bugs.

Screenshots and trailer

PANICORE system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64 Bit)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 ／ Intel Core i5-7500
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470 with 4GB VRAM ／ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 with 4GB VRAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 13 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Simplified Chinese, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Thai, Czech, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Vietnamese.