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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!

Multiplayer Horror Free to Play First-Person Action
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82.6% positive
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It`s Halloween and the students of magic at Little Springs High and Innsmouth Academy are about to honor an ancient tradition: sneaking into school after midnight, turning themselves invisible, and scaring the living hell out of each other!

Hide and Shriek™ is a one vs. one multiplayer romp played out in ten minute matches. Your objective is simple: be a mischievous little rascal and scare your opponent half to death before time runs out! If there is no clear winner when the timer stops, the player with the most points wins the game. Points can be acquired by scaring your opponent, luring them into traps, or performing an ancient ritual.

There is just one catch: you are both invisible!

You will need to use cunning traps and potent spells to reveal your opponent. Once you spot them, sneak up on them and give them a good scare! Just remember they are looking for you too, and if you`re not careful you might be the one jumping in your seat!

  • Play with friends or strangers in ten-minute one vs. one multiplayer matches!
  • You are both invisible! You will need all your cunning to spot your opponent: look for doors opening, objects flying in midair, or traps being sprung!
  • Over thirty different spells to discover, each with their own impish effect: blind your opponent, booby-trap doors, unleash a demon upon them, and much more!
  • Shriek at your opponent to scare them! Use scary masks of famous characters like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, or use skulls and zombie heads that can be modified with accessories like gooey eyeballs, bloody hatchets, and much more!
  • Dominate the leaderboards or get scared trying!

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Now Free to Play on Steam - Hide and Shriek How to get your Hide and Shriek bonus items! Patch v.1.053 Update Notes
System requirements Windows

Windows

Minimum

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

Recommended

Recommended:
  • 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: NVIDIA 760 series 2Gb VRAM or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 4 GB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Funcom
Brazilian rating
10
Steam Germany rating
12
Achievements
20
Metacritic
68
Features
Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Stats, Family Sharing
Languages
English*, French*, German*, Japanese*, Korean*, Polish*, Portuguese - Brazil*, Russian*, Simplified Chinese*, Traditional Chinese*, Spanish - Spain*
*languages with full audio support
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (11)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesYesYes
FrenchYesYesYes
GermanYesYesYes
JapaneseYesYesYes
KoreanYesYesYes
PolishYesYesYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesYesYes
RussianYesYesYes
Simplified ChineseYesYesYes
Traditional ChineseYesYesYes
Spanish - SpainYesYesYes

Third-party requirements shown by Steam

Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Hide and Shriek EULA
Steam store page fresh · checked 2026-10-08 PCGamingWiki technical notes External link only; SteamIQHQ does not ingest PCGamingWiki content.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hide and Shriek free to play?
Yes, Hide and Shriek is free to play on Steam.
What genre is Hide and Shriek?
Hide and Shriek is a Action, Free To Play game.
Who developed Hide and Shriek?
Hide and Shriek was developed by Funcom and published by Funcom.
What platforms does Hide and Shriek support?
Available on Steam for Windows.

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