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Hide and Shriek

Hide and Shriek

Scare or be scared in this FREE adrenaline-pumping multiplayer game full of hijinks and mischief! Set traps, cast spells, and scare the living hell out of your opponent to win!

Released Oct 19, 2017 Developer Funcom Platforms Windows MultiplayerHorrorFree to PlayFirst-PersonAction
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.6%positive5,238 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“if u like spoky games this is good for u”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“[h1]Hide and Shriek[/h1] [b]Hide and Shriek[/b] is a quirky, one‑on‑one multiplayer scare game where you and a friend (or stranger) try to out‑spook each other in ten‑minute matches. The goal is simple: set traps, cast spells, and frighten the heck out of your opponent before…”

— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“eh”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:35 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

11playing at last check
2124-hour peak
1,024all-time peak
0 100 200 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 151 avg · Oct 2017

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

20achievements
2.4%median completion
1.3%rarest: Psych!
39.6% of players 20.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.7% of players 6.6% of players 5.7% of players 4.4% of players 3.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 39.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
39.6%Winner! — Win a game.
20.3%Opportunist — Shriek at an incapacitated Player.
9.2%Not afraid of the dark — Deliver an Orb to your altar while cursed by Gloom Shroud.
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%Psych! — Dispel your foe's No Fear and then Shriek at them.
1.3%Nice to meat you — Scare your foe with Meatface wearing a sausage necklace and a chef's hat.
1.3%Gotta Go Fast — Deliver 3 Orbs to your altar within a 20 second period.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 10, 2017
How to get your Hide and Shriek bonus items!

If you have purchased Hide and Shriek and want your bonus items in The Secret World, please refer to this handy guide below: Open your Steam Library and locate the Hide and Shriek pageClick "CD Key" u

Oct 31, 2016
Patch v.1.053 Update Notes

A new version has been released! Please update your game to make sure you're on the latest version! Changelog: Added the leaderboard! You can now compare your best score with your Steam friends! Unloc

Oct 31, 2016
Patch v.1.053 Update Notes

A new version has been released! Please update your game to make sure you're on the latest version! Changelog: Added the leaderboard! You can now compare your best score with your Steam friends! Unloc

Oct 26, 2016
Patch v.1.052 Update Notes

A new version has been released! Hide and Shriek has been updated! Please be sure to patch your game to the latest version. Changes: Corrected an error that caused some players to not receive customiz

Oct 26, 2016
Patch v.1.052 Update Notes

A new version has been released! Hide and Shriek has been updated! Please be sure to patch your game to the latest version. Changes: Corrected an error that caused some players to not receive customiz

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Free To Play
Player tagsMultiplayer · Horror · Free to Play · First-Person · Action · Competitive · Funny · Atmospheric · Psychological Horror · Co-op · Thriller · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesMulti-player · PvP · Online PvP · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Stats
LanguagesEnglish * , French * , German * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , Spanish - Spain * *
Achievements20
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit/ Windows 8 64 Bit/ Windows 10 64 Bit Processor: Core i5 processor or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris HD5200 pro or equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 4 GB available space