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Hide and Shriek

Free-to-play first-person duels where invisible students trade jump scares

Funcom · Released Oct 19, 2017

ActionFree To Play

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 6,120
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 12 in 30 days
Players
5
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
9 years ago
Oct 19, 2017
Minimum PC
HD5200
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 68/100 (critic reviews)

What is Hide and Shriek?

This first-person multiplayer game takes place in schools after midnight on Halloween, where students of magic turn invisible to scare each other. In ten-minute, one-on-one matches, you look for signs of your opponent, cast spells, set traps, and sneak up to scare them. Scares, traps, and rituals earn points.

For you if...

  • +you like short matches built around tricks and observation
  • +you enjoy playful horror with sudden scares

Not for you if...

  • −you want to play alone rather than against others
  • −you prefer larger matches instead of one-on-one duels

What players say

82% of 6,120 reviews are positive · 91% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the game as a fun way to compete with friends. Their main complaint is that finding an opponent can be difficult without a friend; some also wish it received more updates.

Players over time

▲ +59% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 24 players on Nov 1, 2026.

Show the data
DayPlayers
Nov 7, 20265
Nov 6, 20263
Nov 5, 20263
Nov 4, 202611
Nov 3, 20266
Nov 2, 202613
Nov 1, 202624
Oct 31, 20262
Oct 30, 20267
Oct 29, 20267
Oct 28, 20268
Oct 27, 202613
Oct 26, 20263
Oct 25, 20267
Oct 24, 20264
Oct 23, 20263
Oct 22, 20267
Oct 21, 20264
Oct 20, 20267
Oct 19, 20267
Oct 18, 20267
Oct 17, 20264
Oct 16, 20266
Oct 15, 20268
Oct 14, 20260
Oct 13, 20264
Oct 12, 20263
Oct 11, 20262
Oct 10, 20264
Oct 9, 20265
Oct 8, 20265
Oct 7, 20266
Oct 6, 20268
Oct 5, 20267
Oct 4, 20266
Oct 3, 20262
Oct 2, 20263
Oct 1, 20268
Sep 30, 202611
Sep 29, 20263
Sep 28, 202612
Sep 27, 20263
Sep 26, 20264
Sep 25, 20260
Sep 24, 20260
Sep 23, 20261
Sep 23, 20263
Sep 22, 20263

Screenshots and trailer

Hide and Shriek screenshot 1

Hide and Shriek system requirements

Minimum: HD5200, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 64 Bit/ Windows 8 64 Bit/ Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor
Core i5 processor or equivalent
Graphics
Intel Iris HD5200 pro or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 64 Bit/ Windows 8 64 Bit/ Windows 10 64 Bit
Processor
Core i5 processor or equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA 760 series 2Gb VRAM or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Hide and Shriek have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online. There is no single-player mode.

Does Hide and Shriek run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
20
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain.

Does Hide and Shriek use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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