Story Mode Challenge Index
Chapter objectives and selected video walkthroughs with spoilers collapsed, timestamped jump points, and dated challenge-tracking notes.
Choose one chapter and one challenge, then compare the reported objective below with your current in-game panel before replaying.
This index summarizes all 36 reported challenges from named launch-week guides. Kingy has not verified the full objective roster against the current game panel or playtested these routes. The summaries below are paraphrases; compare your challenge text and read the dated fixes below, including 1.1.0, before replaying. Chapter objectives and videos stay collapsed until you open them.
Before you chase a challenge
Play one clean run for the chapter flow, then replay with one challenge in mind. Keep those results separate: finishing a chapter does not by itself prove that every optional objective registered.
Before replaying, write down:
- The exact challenge text
- The chapter and difficulty or mode
- Whether this is a first run or replay
- Whether you restarted, died, or left early
- The platform and patch
The Single-Player Story page has the campaign context; this page is for the optional work inside each chapter.
Patch 1.1.0 — October 6
Challenge failures now display a notification. Reported tracking improvements do not verify the roster or routes below. IllFonic’s October 6 notes. Developer report; Kingy has not playtested it.
Chapter index
Choose a chapter: Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5. Each has six reported challenges.
Open the objective notes or video separately. Sourced walkthroughs accompany the Prologue and Chapters 1–5. Video thumbnails and jump-point labels remain hidden until opened. Closing a video panel stops playback.
The recordings were published September 7–12. Their installed patches are unconfirmed; a demonstrated route does not guarantee that its challenge will register in your game.
Prologue objectives
Prologue objectives and route notesShow spoilers
Prologue video walkthroughShow spoilers
Chapter 1 objectives
Chapter 1 objectives and route notesShow spoilers
Chapter 1 video walkthroughShow spoilers
Chapter 2 objectives
Chapter 2 objectives and route notesShow spoilers
Chapter 2 video walkthroughShow spoilers
Chapter 3 objectives
Chapter 3 objectives and route notesShow spoilers
Chapter 3 video walkthroughShow spoilers
Chapter 4 objectives
Chapter 4 objectives and route notesShow spoilers
Chapter 4 video walkthroughShow spoilers
Chapter 5 objectives
Chapter 5 objectives and route notesShow spoilers
Chapter 5 video walkthroughShow spoilers
Read the challenge before you run it
Two patterns make planning easier:
- Run stealth objectives separately from “clear everyone” objectives.
- When an objective names a target and an object, build Stalk on that target before looking for the execution prompt.
If the prompt is missing, check the target, Stalk tier, object, and challenge state before restarting.
A clean replay routine
- Start from a fresh chapter load rather than an interrupted attempt.
- Choose one challenge and say what counts as success before you begin.
- Avoid adding a second objective unless the game clearly tracks both.
- Stay through the end screen and note which rewards or results appear.
- Repeat only the failed step before replaying the whole chapter.
If progress still fails, move the report to Known Issues & Troubleshooting.
If a challenge does not register
Check whether the chapter, challenge, XP, and reward saved. On the second test, change one variable: restart versus continue, first run versus replay, or platform. Launch-week reports predate Patch 1.0.2; check the fixes below before treating those reports as current. See the Patch Index and Known Issues before repeating a long run.
What each entry should record
- Challenge text: copy the in-game wording.
- Route: list the starting point, target, object, and key turn.
- Requirement: note Stalk tier, alert state, kills, or other condition.
- Result: record whether the challenge, chapter, XP, and cosmetic appeared.
- Confidence: mark official wording, player report, or tested route.
What still needs testing
- Current in-game wording and a reproduced route for all 36 entries
- Which challenges require a specific Stalk tier
- Whether restarting changes challenge tracking
- Whether dying or leaving early affects rewards
- Whether progress differs by platform
- Which challenges can be completed in one run
The in-game panel is the source of truth; this page fills in routes as they are confirmed.
Patch 1.0.2 challenge fixes
The developer lists Story Mode challenge fixes in 1.0.2. Open the details to see the affected objectives. These descriptions contain chapter spoilers.
Patch 1.0.2 challenge detailsShow spoilers
Patch 1.0.3 challenge context
The September 22 update retunes Progressive Challenge goals and says players already above a revised goal must gain any further progress toward that objective to complete it. It also fixes private-match host trophy/achievement unlocks. These changes do not independently verify every story objective or remove the chapter-specific evidence gaps in this guide.
REFERENCESReferences & notes15 references
Links and notes behind the information on this page.
Official referenceIllFonic reports the 1.1.0 changes summarized in this section; older recordings remain separately scoped.
1.1.0 · As specified by the official patch item; installed builds not inspected · released
Official documentation checked; gameplay, timing, tracking and platform outcomes are not independently tested.
IllFonic · Published 2026-10-06 · Retrieved 2026-10-08
Official referencePatch 1.0.3 changes the mechanics or challenge behavior summarized in this dated section; older gameplay and footage are separately scoped.
1.0.3 · See official notes; platform parity not independently tested · released
Official patch text reviewed. No independent gameplay test or numerical values beyond the note are asserted.
IllFonic / Steam · Published 2026-09-22 · Retrieved 2026-10-08
Official referenceThe patch names four Story Mode challenge fixes.
1.0.2 · See the publication for platform-specific caveats · released
Official publication reviewed; no Kingy gameplay or platform-resolution test. Older references retain their original dates.
IllFonic / Steam · Published 2026-09-11 · Retrieved 2026-10-08
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
A community challenge index counts six optional challenges in each of the six story chapters and describes chapter locations, recurring Stalk patterns, and separate stealth or clear-everyone attempts.
Launch build; exact build not specified · Community wiki; platform not specified · released
This is a community index and route lead. It does not replace the in-game challenge panel or establish that every listed condition still saves correctly.
The Halloween Game Wiki.wiki · Published 2026-09-11 · Retrieved 2026-09-11
Official referenceThe official Day One patch lists challenge and achievement tracking fixes, so challenge results should be read in the context of the named build.
1.0.1 · Not specified by source · released
This is a developer-listed fix, not an independent test of current challenge tracking.
IllFonic · Published 2026-09-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-08
Needs confirmationLaunch-week Steam discussions report chapter completion and challenge progress not always advancing or saving.
Launch build; exact build not specified · PC discussion · released
Use this as a reproduction lead. It does not prove the behavior is universal or still present after later updates.
Steam community · Published 2026-09-08 · Retrieved 2026-09-11
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
Six Prologue objective summaries and contextual route cues; bare-hand wording retained as a conflict with other reports.
Launch-week report; 1.0.2 changes listed separately · Not independently established · released
Published text reviewed, not gameplay reproduced. All source material predates 1.0.2; current objective wording and result persistence have not yet been tested.
Arka Sarkar / Destructoid · Published 2026-09-06 · Retrieved 2026-09-12
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
Reported chapter objectives; Chapter 5 challenge 5 completion conditions remain explicitly uncertain.
Launch-week report; 1.0.2 changes listed separately · Not independently established · released
Published text reviewed, not gameplay reproduced. All source material predates 1.0.2; current objective wording and result persistence have not yet been tested.
Obaid Ur Rehman / Into Indie Games · Published 2026-09-05 · Retrieved 2026-09-12
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
Babysitters objectives, target sequencing, and opportunities lost by premature kills; Bob pinning route disagreement preserved.
Launch-week report; 1.0.2 changes listed separately · Not independently established · released
Published text reviewed, not gameplay reproduced. All source material predates 1.0.2; current objective wording and result persistence have not yet been tested.
Pallav Pathak / All Things How · Published 2026-09-07 · Retrieved 2026-09-12
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
The recorded Chapter 1 challenge panel specifies a thrown cleaver; the video demonstrates selected combat actions and gives resident-search advice.
Launch-week recording; exact patch unconfirmed · PlayStation-style prompts; platform unconfirmed · released
Full transcript and selected playback reviewed. Objective panel inspected at 0:53; no Kingy gameplay test.
SIMPLYAMAZING / YouTube · Published 2026-09-10 · Retrieved 2026-09-13
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
A creator recording separates specific Chapter 2 executions from a second stealth attempt and includes an unsuccessful cemetery attempt.
Launch-week recording; exact patch unconfirmed · PlayStation-style prompts; platform unconfirmed · released
Full transcript and selected playback reviewed, including the 5:30 replay boundary. One recording does not establish consistent tracking.
SIMPLYAMAZING / YouTube · Published 2026-09-11 · Retrieved 2026-09-13
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
A creator demonstrates the Chapter 4 target sequence; the Bloodthirsty objective is discussed without being demonstrated.
Launch-week recording; exact patch unconfirmed · PlayStation-style prompts; platform unconfirmed · released
Full transcript and selected playback reviewed. Published before 1.0.2. No independent completion or current-patch verification.
SIMPLYAMAZING / YouTube · Published 2026-09-10 · Retrieved 2026-09-13
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
The visible Chapter 5 panel identifies officer Stalk and avoiding Loomis detection as objectives; the recorded run includes detection and a police-car tracking failure.
Launch-week recording; exact patch unconfirmed · PlayStation-style prompts; platform unconfirmed · released
Opening objective panel, full transcript and selected 3:57 playback reviewed. The footage does not show a successful all-challenges completion.
SIMPLYAMAZING / YouTube · Published 2026-09-12 · Retrieved 2026-09-13
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
A recorded Prologue stealth route ends with the objective marked complete on Normal; separate execution and area-clear sequences follow.
Launch-week recording; exact patch unconfirmed · Controller prompts; platform unconfirmed · released
Transcript and selected playback reviewed. Stealth result visible at 3:27; area-clear completion is reported by the creator. The recording predates 1.0.2, which changed challenge 6 tracking.
Slash 'N Cast / YouTube · Published 2026-09-09 · Retrieved 2026-09-13
Needs confirmationSpoiler claim — open to read
The recorded Chapter 3 objective panel shows all six completed and identifies paired targets as challenge 4 and wood-axe kills as challenge 5.
Launch-week recording; exact patch unconfirmed · Xbox-style prompts; platform unconfirmed · released
Transcript, opening objective panel and selected late-run gameplay reviewed. Resident locations are observations from the recording; no fixed-spawn or current-patch completion claim.
JROID / YouTube · Published 2026-09-07 · Retrieved 2026-09-13
Updated October 8, 2026