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Pacify
An online horror game where your team gathers supplies and contains monsters before they catch everyone.
Online co-op for up to 6 players. Crossplay only between PC systems.
- 6 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op6 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- YesOnly between PC systemsFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- NoA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You work for a paranormal company that sends you into haunted places to capture supernatural creatures. Each mission has its own monster and rules. In the house, you search for keys, wood and matches while collecting dolls for the basement boiler. A girl hunts through the rooms, and an ordinary doll can distract her long enough for you to escape.
You share the work online, carrying supplies and keeping track of what the group still needs. Learning the layout helps, but moving targets and a faster monster can upset your plans. The Headquarters mission supports six players on PC. Console stores list four online players. Windows players can use proximity voice chat, while Mac players can hear others but cannot transmit through it. Expect repeated attempts, hurried callouts and friends laughing after a scare.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 6 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
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Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How NO BACKUP differs
- More to unlock than Pacify
- Early access
- 4 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are often scary. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
But more to unlock than Pacify.
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Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- Core to both
- Fear
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How The Outlast Trials differs
- More to unlock than Pacify
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are often scary.
But more to unlock than Pacify.
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Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- Core to both
- Tension and danger
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Working in sync, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How YAKOH SHINOBI OPS differs
- Calmer and less chaotic than Pacify
- More to unlock than Pacify
- Coming 2027
- 4 online
- Crossplay, platforms unclear
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both keep you on edge. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
But calmer and less chaotic than Pacify.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 3678
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
Platforms
Genres
Store IDs
- Wikidata item
- Not confirmed
Sources
11 pages
hitchcockgames.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Genres, About, Kind of game, Story.
- Online co-op: The maker describes friends cooperating on missions to weaken and capture paranormal monsters. Steam confirms native online play.
- Genres: The maker calls the game co-op horror.
- About: The missions concern supernatural creatures that attack, steal items and pursue players.
- Kind of game: Players share the objective of containing the creature in each mission.
- Story: Each mission has its own lore and endings.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Friends can join mid-game, Voice chat by distance, Laughter and chaos, Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Most players online: The September 22, 2023 update explicitly sets Headquarters to six total players on the Steam version. Other missions retain older four-player wording. Console stores list four.
- Friends can join mid-game: The March 6, 2024 update says new players cannot join after a game starts. They can join again in the lobby.
- Voice chat by distance: The May 1, 2026 update adds built-in proximity voice chat. Mac users can hear others but cannot transmit. The May 11 update describes situational voice effects.
- Laughter and chaos: The 2026 voice update changes voices with character status and surroundings. Played impressions provide stronger evidence for group laughter.
- Crossplay: The maker post titled Mac and Windows connection fix on March 10, 2024 confirms the two computer operating systems can host and join together. This is separate from the Xbox cross-generation group.
- Crossplay between: The main group is Windows with macOS, confirmed by the March 10, 2024 connection fix. Xbox One with Xbox Series X|S is a separate group. No connection between these groups is established.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Fear, Puzzles and figuring out, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Lists Online Co-op and describes shared monster-capture missions.
- Platforms: The requirements list Windows and macOS. Mac proximity voice transmission is excluded.
- Release status: The game is available to buy and has a dated release.
- Release date: The store gives February 22, 2019.
- Fear: The ordered user tags begin Horror, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer, Co-op, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror.
- Puzzles and figuring out: The maker tells players to read notes for clues and use keys and mission items to work out how to pacify the creature.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms, Release status.
- Steam app ID: Steam identifies Pacify as app 967050.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows and macOS builds.
- Release status: The release is not coming soon.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Lists PS4 and explicitly says the game is playable on PS5 through compatibility.
- Most players online: The PlayStation version supports up to four online players. The six-player cap is limited to Steam Headquarters.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Crossplay, Crossplay between, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
- Most players online: Lists online co-op for two to four on Xbox.
- Crossplay: Lists Xbox Live Cross-Gen Multiplayer for the Xbox One and Xbox Series versions. This does not establish PC or other console connections.
- Crossplay between: Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S form one group. Windows and macOS form a separate group supported by maker news. No connection between these groups is established.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Lists Nintendo Switch and game-specific supported compatibility with Nintendo Switch 2.
- Most players online: Lists one to four online players for the Switch version.
- Free base co-op: The checked Nintendo full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
rapidreviewsuk.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Fear, Tension and danger, Exploring, Planning ahead, Sessions.
- Fear: Rapid Reviews UK, March 5, 2019, describes jump scares and unsettling pursuit.
- Tension and danger: The same review describes threatening sounds, searches under pressure and unpredictable pursuit.
- Exploring: Players find keys that open new parts of the house and search for dolls that move.
- Planning ahead: The review describes limited carrying slots and preparing fuel and dolls before using the boiler.
- Sessions: The review describes a short objective run that can be replayed with changing doll locations.
thexypod.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Getting better, Exploring, Story.
- Getting better: TheXyPod, February 27, 2019, reports spending about two hours learning mechanics and the environment.
- Exploring: The review describes searching new rooms for keys and dolls.
- Story: The review describes a simple horror setup with little extended narrative.
thegameofnerds.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Time to hang out, Kind of game.
- Laughter and chaos: The Game of Nerds, May 27, 2025, describes sustained laughter and panicked escape while playing with friends.
- Working in sync: The played account describes sharing objectives and frequent communication to complete them.
- Time to hang out: Communication is mainly about surviving and completing the mission.
- Kind of game: The group works toward capturing the monster. The review supports shared objectives rather than a comic sandbox.