How To Play With Friends In Halloween: The Game

Halloween: The Game - Multiplayer Guide Published Sep 4, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT Allyson Cochran is an Editor at TheGamer who has worked as a journalist since 2020 and in games journalism since 2022. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and focuses primarily on guides, previews, and developer interviews, with particular expertise in cozy indie games and live-service FPS titles. She has interviewed numerous game directors, including those of games like Overwatch and Dead by Daylight. Allyson has written and edited thousands of guides, and she genuinely loves every minute of it. Michael Myers is back, and unfortunately for the residents of Hadenfield, he has brought his favorite hobby with him: making everyone's evening considerably worse. Halloween: The Game is an asymmetrical horror game that puts one player behind the iconic mask while the rest take on the role of civilians trying to survive the night. Teamwork is important, but so are nerves and knowing when running away is a perfectly reasonable life choice. If you are planning to brave Hadenfield with your friends, there are a few multiplayer features worth knowing before you jump into a match. From getting your friends together to playing across different platforms, here is what you need to know about multiplayer in Halloween: The Game. How To Invite Friends There are two ways to play multiplayer in Halloween: The Game. You can use matchmaking to enter a queue and be placed into a game with other players, including anyone in your party. You can create a private match and invite your friends to join you. When you first open the Friends menu (either before or matchmaking or within a found lobby), the game will automatically display friends from the platform you are currently playing on. For example, Steam players will initially see their Steam friends. You can use this list to invite friends who are playing on the same platform. If you want to play with someone on a different platform, you will need to add them through the game's crossplay friends system. Open the Friends menu by selecting the icon in the top-left corner that looks like three people. From there, navigate to the second tab. This tab contains your unique friend code, which you can share with friends on other platforms. Your friend will need to open the same menu on their end and enter your friend code to add you. Once they have been added, you can use the Friends menu to manage your party and send or receive party invites. Your current party and incoming invites can also be found in this section. Once everyone has joined your party, you can start a private match together. Is Halloween: The Game Crossplay? Yes, Halloween: The Game supports crossplay. Players on different platforms can add one another using the game's friend code system and play together in the same multiplayer matches. To add someone from another platform, open the Friends menu using the three-person icon in the top-left corner and switch to the second tab. Your friend code will be displayed there. Share the code with your friend, and they can enter it through the same menu on their platform. Halloween: The Game does not support cross-progression, however. While crossplay allows players on different platforms to play together, your progression is not shared between platforms. If you switch platforms, you should not expect your character progression and other progress to carry over with you.