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Halloween: The Game Builds

What do you want your Civilian to be good at? Pick the job, then narrow the character, Trait and Perk effects that help.

There is no single best build for every match. These setups are organised by the job you want to do and explain the tradeoffs behind each choice.

Escape

Plan an Escape Build

Combat

Plan a Combat Build

Support

Plan a Support Build

Survival

Plan a Survival Build

Components

What Makes a Build?

A build is the Multiplayer Civilian view, not the Story character view. Story objectives and lore never feed a build recommendation.

  1. Civilian
  2. Base Attributes
  3. Unique Trait
  4. Perk Deck
  5. Starting Item / Match Context
  6. Playstyle

Base Attributes, Unique Trait and Perk definitions are confirmed game data. Calling a character a good fit for a role is this guide's editorial layer.

Build Finder

What Are You Trying to Do?

Pick a job, a Civilian and what matters most. The result explains why the pick fits, which confirmed effects help, what it costs, and what to compare next.

Step 1 — Goal

Step 1 — Goal

Step 2 — Character

Step 2 — Character

Step 3 — What matters most

Step 3 — What matters most?

Step 4 — Result

Choose a goal, a Civilian and one priority to see a starting point.

Build Routes

Four Ways to Build a Civilian

Each route says what it is for, which confirmed data it looks at, when it is worth it, and what it gives up.

Escape Builds

Help turn discovered items and escape opportunities into an actual way out.

Plan an Escape Build →
ResourcefulnessMobilityInteraction effectsEscape information
When it fits
Use it when the team needs objectives and escape requirements finished, and you are comfortable avoiding fights.
Strength
Faster objective and escape-related utility.
Tradeoff
Less direct combat help when Michael pressures the group.

Combat Builds

Fight back, create space and contribute to detaining Michael — not pretend the Civilian goal is simply to kill him.

Plan a Combat Build →
CapabilityAthleticismMelee / throwable effectsStagger and resistance
When it fits
Use it when Michael is contesting the group and someone has to absorb or punish that pressure.
Strength
More fight-back utility when Michael commits to an attack.
Tradeoff
May contribute less to escape objectives and Resident interaction.

Support Builds

Help residents and teammates progress the match while staying involved in the objective.

Plan a Support Build →
PersonalityResident interactionAuthoritiesTeam utilityInformation
When it fits
Use it when residents, followers or team objectives matter more than your own damage.
Strength
Stronger resident, follower and team utility.
Tradeoff
Less self-defence when you are caught alone.

Survival Builds

Stay harder to pressure while continuing useful work around the map.

Plan a Survival Build →
MobilityDamage resistanceInformationSelf-preservationEscape awareness
When it fits
Use it when you keep getting found first and need to stay useful without a direct fight.
Strength
Stays useful under pressure for longer.
Tradeoff
Fewer tools that directly push an objective or a fight.

Characters

Choose a Civilian

Confirmed stats and Unique Traits come from the production Multiplayer view. Role fits are editorial and stay visually separate.

  • Alexis Purcell

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Alexis

    Alexis Purcell

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    2
    Athleticism
    8
    Personality
    10
    Resourcefulness
    5

    Unique Trait

    Popular

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Support — Popular and Smooth Talker are a confirmed follower and dispatch kit.
    • Escape — Panic Contagion adds movement speed after helping a Resident escape.
    Compare Alexis
  • Annie Brackett

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Annie

    Annie Brackett

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    5
    Athleticism
    4
    Personality
    6
    Resourcefulness
    8

    Unique Trait

    Speed Kills

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Escape — Resourcefulness 8 with Exit Strategy and Speed Kills is a direct escape-oriented kit.
    • Support — Convincing Plea shortens incoming cop wave timers for the team.
    View Character DataCompare Annie
  • Bob Simms

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Bob

    Bob Simms

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    9
    Athleticism
    8
    Personality
    4
    Resourcefulness
    3

    Unique Trait

    Heavyweight

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Combat — Capability 9 with Heavyweight and Lethal Pitch is the heaviest confirmed melee kit.
    • Survival — Runner's High offsets exhaustion while he keeps fighting.
    View Character DataCompare Bob
  • Eric Dunn

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Eric

    Eric Dunn

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    6
    Athleticism
    3
    Personality
    6
    Resourcefulness
    8

    Unique Trait

    Hunter's Sense

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Escape — Hunter's Sense highlights escapes within 25m and pairs with Resourcefulness 8.
    • Combat — Fast Fingers and Brimstone Fuse support firearm and disorientation play.
    View Character DataCompare Eric
  • Jennifer Aarons

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Jennifer

    Jennifer Aarons

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    5
    Athleticism
    9
    Personality
    6
    Resourcefulness
    7

    Unique Trait

    Dreamer

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Survival — Athleticism 9 with Ghost and Dreamer lowers Stalk pressure on her and on residents.
    • Support — Dreamer makes residents she interacts with harder to stalk.
    View Character DataCompare Jennifer
  • Laurie Strode

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Laurie

    Laurie Strode

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    8
    Athleticism
    6
    Personality
    9
    Resourcefulness
    7

    Unique Trait

    Spatial Awareness

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Combat — Capability 8 plus Knockout and Revenge make her one of the strongest confirmed fight-back kits.
    • Support — Spatial Awareness highlights nearby residents, and Personality 9 supports resident systems.
    View Character DataCompare Laurie
  • Lynda Van Der Klok

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Lynda

    Lynda Van Der Klok

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    4
    Athleticism
    8
    Personality
    7
    Resourcefulness
    5

    Unique Trait

    Reveler

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Combat — Blinding Light and Reveler extend tools that create openings in a fight.
    • Survival — Athleticism 8 with Fade to Black helps her break Stalk pressure.
    View Character DataCompare Lynda
  • Marcus Navarro

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Marcus

    Marcus Navarro

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    7
    Athleticism
    5
    Personality
    4
    Resourcefulness
    10

    Unique Trait

    Lone Wolf

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Escape — Resourcefulness 10 with Repair Expert and Trespasser is the strongest objective toolkit.
    • Survival — Lone Wolf buffs him when he is the last Civilian left alive.
    View Character DataCompare Marcus
  • Rachel Calahan

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Rachel

    Rachel Calahan

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    7
    Athleticism
    5
    Personality
    2
    Resourcefulness
    8

    Unique Trait

    Full Moon

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Combat — Full Moon adds damage to Michael’s bloodthirst when the team commits to fighting.
    • Survival — Aura of Awareness and Sixth Sense both reduce how easily Michael closes on her.
    View Character DataCompare Rachel
  • Richard Hawthorne

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Richard

    Richard Hawthorne

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    6
    Athleticism
    7
    Personality
    9
    Resourcefulness
    5

    Unique Trait

    Affluent Partier

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Support — Personality 9 and Witness State support information and follower play.
    • Survival — Elusory slows Stalk progress while Athleticism 7 keeps him mobile.
    Compare Richard
  • Tanya Harrison

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Tanya

    Tanya Harrison

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    4
    Athleticism
    6
    Personality
    10
    Resourcefulness
    5

    Unique Trait

    Hi-Fi

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Support — Personality 10 with Guardian Shadow and Survival Skills is a resident and team utility kit.
    • Survival — Hi-Fi reveals Michael near noise makers you control.
    View Character DataCompare Tanya
  • Thomas Armitage

    Multiplayer Civilian

    Thomas

    Thomas Armitage

    Confirmed stats

    Confirmed
    Capability
    7
    Athleticism
    8
    Personality
    10
    Resourcefulness
    2

    Unique Trait

    Running Back

    Worth considering for

    Editorial
    • Combat — Capability 7 with Running Back lets direct hits reduce his own Stalk tier.
    • Support — Personality 10 with Inspiring raises health for townsfolk he hides.
    View Character DataCompare Thomas

Perks

Choose Perks by What They Do

Effect tags are this guide's classification of the confirmed Perk descriptions. The description itself stays the source of truth.

Tradeoffs

Compare Two Characters for This Role

This page does not pick a winner. Compare the confirmed stats, Traits and relevant Perks, then pick the tradeoff you prefer.

Open Character Comparison

Build vs Perk Deck

Is a build permanently equipped?

No. This guide helps you choose the kinds of effects and cards that support a playstyle. It does not assume every match will give you the exact same Perk roll.

Perk Points roll Perk Cards, cards form a Civilian Loadout deck, and match rolls still contain randomness. Treat a build as a starting plan, not a fixed loadout.

Browse all Perks & Traits

Context

Starting Items Can Change the Plan

Supplemental Starting Items come from progression, so a build is a starting point rather than a fixed kit.

Where a confirmed character-to-starting-item relationship exists, it changes the opening minutes of a match. Where it does not, this page does not invent one. Adapt once you see what the match gives you.

Perk Effects & DecksCharacter Data

Match State

Adapt This Build

A build is a starting plan, not a script. Adapt once you see the map, loot and escape state.

Spectator

Build After Death

Your contribution does not necessarily end when your Civilian dies.

Browse Spectator Perks

Next Step

What to Learn Next

Build FAQ

What is a build in Halloween: The Game?
A build is a starting plan for a Multiplayer Civilian: the confirmed stats, Unique Trait, Perk effects and starting context you lean on to do a job in the match. It is not a fixed loadout.
Which Civilian should I use for escaping?
Look for Resourcefulness, mobility and interaction effects. Annie and Marcus are the clearest confirmed escape-oriented kits, but the right pick depends on whether you need discover distance, unlocking or repair.
Which Civilian is good for fighting Michael?
Look for Capability, Athleticism and melee or resistance effects. Bob, Laurie and Lynda have the most direct confirmed fight-back kits. Remember that the Civilian goal is to create space and detain, not to kill.
How do Perk Decks work?
Perk Points roll Perk Cards, cards form a Civilian Loadout deck, and match rolls still contain randomness. This hub organises the confirmed effects by the job they support.
Do I get the same Perks every match?
No. Perk rolls vary between matches, so treat any build here as a plan for the kinds of effects to look for, not a guaranteed loadout.
Can I change my build based on the map and escape?
Yes, and you should. Items and escape locations change between matches, so adapt once you see the map, loot and escape state.
What happens to my build after my Civilian dies?
Your contribution can continue. Spectator Perks and the return roles let a dead Civilian keep supporting the match.

Confirmed = game data. Derived = calculated from that data. Editorial = this guide's judgement. Builds never overwrite the source definitions on the Characters and Perks pages.