Violence District is an asymmetrical horror game that puts five survivors against one killer. One player controls the hunter while the other five work as a team to complete objectives and escape alive. The game tests teamwork, strategy, and quick thinking under pressure.

Note: The game is in alpha, so expect bugs and balance changes. Report any issues you find in the game's Discord server.

What Is Violence District?

This is a 5v1 multiplayer game where roles are asymmetrical — survivors and the killer play by completely different rules. Survivors must cooperate to survive the round and complete their objectives. The killer hunts them down to prevent their escape. The outcome depends on teamwork versus individual hunting skill.

Not everyone makes it out alive. That's part of the design.

Playing as a Survivor

Your Goal: Complete objectives and escape the map while avoiding the killer.

How Survivors Win: You and your team must work together to finish objectives, then make your way to the exit. You can escape alone or try to save your teammates, but cooperation gives you better odds.

Key Survivor Tools:

  • Pallets — Your main defense. These are limited resources that stun the killer when activated, giving you a chance to escape a chase. Use them strategically because you won't have many. Don't waste them early.
  • Teamwork — Survivors are stronger together. Communicate with your team about killer location, objective progress, and where pallets are. Coordinate your movements to avoid leaving teammates alone.

Survivor Strategy Tips:

  • Stay aware of your teammates' positions. If the killer is chasing one player, the rest should keep working on objectives.
  • Share pallet locations with your team so everyone knows where to run if chased.
  • Don't run straight to the same hiding spot as a teammate — split up to create confusion.
  • Listen for killer sounds and footsteps. This tells you how close danger really is.
💡 Tip — Stick near completed objectives or areas with pallets. You'll have escape routes and defense options if the killer finds you.

Playing as the Killer

Your Goal: Hunt down survivors and prevent them from escaping.

How the Killer Wins: Stop survivors from completing objectives or catching them before they reach the exit. You're outnumbered but powerful — your advantage is strength and speed.

Killer Strategy Tips:

  • Hunt survivors one at a time. Chase the easiest target to catch first, then move on to the next.
  • Watch for pallet placements. Survivors will use pallets to escape you, so learn where they hide them.
  • Patrol objective areas. Survivors must complete tasks to win, so staying near objectives forces them to take risks.
  • Don't chase forever. If a survivor is leading you away with pallets, consider switching targets to survivors working on objectives instead.
  • Pressure the team by keeping at least one survivor running. This stops the others from working efficiently.
💡 Tip — The killer's best move is preventing survivors from finishing objectives. Control the map and you control the game.

Core Game Mechanics

Chases: When the killer catches a survivor, a chase begins. Survivors can run, hide, or use pallets. Killers can catch survivors or try to predict their movements. Pallets are the main counter to being caught.

Objectives: Survivors must complete tasks around the map. These unlock escape routes or give survivors progress toward freedom. The killer will try to interrupt this work.

Escaping: Once objectives are done, survivors need to reach the exit alive. The killer will be waiting. Speed, teamwork, and smart pallet usage matter most here.

Limited Resources: Pallets don't respawn. Each one used is gone forever. This forces survivors to choose when to use their defense and when to run and hide instead.

Common Beginner Mistakes

Survivors:

  • Using pallets too early. New players waste pallets in the first few minutes when they have all game to escape. Save them for critical moments near the exit.
  • Ignoring teammates. Solo play gets people caught. Always play with your team and help each other.
  • Running in straight lines. The killer is faster than you. Turn, hide, and use the environment. Don't just sprint in one direction.
  • Clustering together. If all survivors hide in the same spot, one killer chase catches your whole team. Spread out.

Killers:

  • Chasing too long. If a survivor keeps escaping and using pallets, switch targets. Don't waste time on one player when others are working objectives.
  • Ignoring objectives. Survivors must finish tasks to win. If you ignore objective areas, survivors will finish unopposed. Camp or patrol key locations.
  • Forgetting survivors respawn hope. When a survivor escapes a chase and hides, assume they'll try again. Keep hunting or patrol their likely next location.