Halloween: The Game known issues and launch-day bug list

The known-issues page on this site aggregates the launch-day bug cluster from IGN SEA's bug walkthrough, Kotaku's jank coverage, Insider Gaming's review, and the Steam Community hub for AppID 3219630. Each row is linked to its named source so you can read the original wording.

Yes. IllFonic shipped Early Access - Hotfix 1 with five fix categories (numerous crash fixes, challenge tracking, offline-play login queue, downed-Michael getup prompt, Xbox Series S Performance Mode rendering) and shipped Day-One Patch 1.0.1 with the cross-play party kick fix plus the rest of the reviewer bug cluster (NPC pathing, Shape Dash / Shape Jump / Michael invisibility, end-of-match scoring, Repair Kits per match, no-map-repeat, Hiding Spot collisions, wooden-board escape blocker, Chapter 5 achievement, Civilian Perk Deck 2-copy cap, additional challenge/achievement tracking, Athleticism 1-4 / 6-10 stamina balance, longer Escape discovery range, reduced vehicle knockback, reduced Perk interaction delay in Graveyard, longer pre-match countdown, increased Broken Down Car Max Health, killer diminishing returns on flashlights, stronger Detection Pulse, longer Stalk Marker duration, easier struggle escapes at Stalk 1-2, etc.). The known-issues page tags each row Resolved by Patch 1.0.1, Resolved by Hotfix 1, or Pending the bigger IllFonic patch that the Hotfix 1 post says is still in development.

Per-bug workaround detail stays flagged as pending until IllFonic publishes official guidance. Hotfix 1 (2026-09-05) addresses crashes, challenge tracking, the offline-play login queue, the downed-Michael getup prompt, and Xbox Series S Performance Mode rendering; Patch 1.0.1 (2026-09-08) absorbs most of the remaining NPC AI, animation/weapons/physics, networking/performance, and QTE/spectator rows plus the cross-play party kick, the Chapter 5 achievement, the Civilian Perk Deck 2-copy cap, additional challenge/achievement tracking fixes, the Athleticism 1-4 / 6-10 stamina balance cluster, and the rest of the categories the 'Halloween: The Game Out Now' post lists. The bigger IllFonic patch that the Hotfix 1 post commits to is still in development for any residual issues Patch 1.0.1 did not cover.

Yes. The Steam Community hub for AppID 3219630 is one of the four named sources on the known-issues page, and the player-side crash reports map onto the IGN SEA bug walkthrough. The known-issues page links directly to the hub so you can read the live discussion.

The IGN SEA 'Review So Far' walkthrough names crashes, rubberbanding, framerate drops, floating characters walking three feet off the ground, hit-or-miss item interactions (including bolt-cutter chains), door-lock bugs that leave players outside, broken spectator QTE input, and NPCs called 'idiot NPCs' who do not follow scripted behaviours.

Day-One Patch 1.0.1 (2026-09-08), named in IllFonic's 'Halloween: The Game Out Now' first-party post, ships alongside the public launch and absorbs the cross-play party kick (cross-play party members now follow their leader into a matchmade lobby), the NPC pathing complaints (Police NPCs and Residents failing to path into Escapes), the Shape Dash VFX / Michael invisibility / Shape Jump Reality Tear glitches, end-of-match scoring balance, Repair Kit spawns per match, no-map-repeat in Public Matches, Hiding Spot collision issues, the disappearing wooden-board escape blocker, the Chapter 5 completion achievement, the Civilian Perk Deck 2-copy cap, additional challenge/achievement tracking fixes, the Athleticism 1-4 / 6-10 stamina balance cluster, longer Escape discovery range, reduced low-speed vehicle knockback, reduced Perk interaction delay in Graveyard, longer pre-match countdown, increased Broken Down Car Max Health, killer diminishing returns on flashlights, stronger Detection Pulse, longer Stalk Marker duration, easier struggle escapes at Stalk 1-2, and several other categories. The known-issues page tags each row Patch 1.0.1 / Hotfix 1 / Pending bigger patch.

Patch 1.0.2 / Update 1.010 (2026-09-11), published via IllFonic's 'Patch Notes 1.0.2' first-party post, ships 18 distinct fix categories on top of Day-One Patch 1.0.1 (2026-09-08) and Hotfix 1 (2026-09-05). A 5:15 PM PST UPDATE note added Weapon Prestige Challenges fixes after IllFonic acknowledged in the SteamDB patch notes entry (steamdb.info/patchnotes/25243932) that some Weapon Prestige Challenges contain unclear objectives. The /known-issues page references the full per-category detail via the IllFonic first-party post; this FAQ intentionally does not paraphrase the 18 categories beyond what the first-party post confirms.

IllFonic added a 5:15 PM PST UPDATE note to the 'Patch Notes 1.0.2' first-party post with additional Weapon Prestige Challenges fixes. The SteamDB patch notes entry (steamdb.info/patchnotes/25243932) carries the Weapon Prestige hotfix follow-up timestamp and the IllFonic acknowledgement that some Weapon Prestige Challenges contain unclear objectives. The /known-issues page tracks this as part of the Patch 1.0.2 fix set.

Yes. IllFonic's 'Over 1 Million Players' first-party post anchors the community-momentum milestone after Patch 1.0.2 / Update 1.010 was live. The /reviews page surfaces the post as the community-momentum editorial anchor; /known-issues and /early-access reference it on their patch trackers.

The /known-issues page now carries five patch status tags — Resolved by Patch 1.0.2 (2026-09-11), Resolved by Patch 1.0.1 (2026-09-08), Resolved by Hotfix 1 (2026-09-05), Under investigation per 17-Sep roadmap, or folded into the Early next week patch cadence named in the 17-Sep IllFonic 'What's coming next' post. The patch-tracker module reads against the new cadence (Early next week patch + Early October QoL + Halloween-window content) instead of the prior 'bigger IllFonic patch still in development' framing. The Xbox Series S Performance Mode rendering row is retagged 'Resolved by Hotfix 1 + under new Xbox Series X|S crash investigation per 17-Sep roadmap'.

Three active crash investigations named in the 17-Sep IllFonic 'What's coming next' first-party post: (1) crash on Dr. Loomis reinforcement entry during Single Player Story Mode; (2) crash on the After Action Report (AAR) screen at the end of the Prologue or Chapter 3; (3) increased crash reports on Xbox Series X|S. The /known-issues page tracks each row with an 'Under investigation per 17-Sep roadmap' tag; the Xbox Series X|S row is separate from the earlier Xbox Series S Performance Mode rendering row that Hotfix 1 (2026-09-05) already resolved.

Four prioritized Public Match bug fixes named in the 17-Sep IllFonic 'What's coming next' first-party post: (1) Shape Jump cooldown gets stuck and will not reset; (2) Hero character loses movement after Michael Myers grabs them; (3) Civilians still being executed after breaking free from a grab; (4) Residents spawning on rooftops that Survivors cannot reach. The /known-issues page tracks each row with an 'Under investigation per 17-Sep roadmap' tag and folds them into the Early next week patch cadence.