PANICORE

PANICORE

Released May 2024

PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.

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Evaluation

PANICORE launched on May 31, 2024 and has received consistent major content updates from ZTEK Studio, a two-person development team. Since launch, the game has shipped four significant updates: the Abandoned Submarine map (Major Update 1.1, October 25, 2024), the Military Base map (Major Update 1.2, October 2, 2025), the Snowbound map (Major Update 1.3, December 3, 2025), and the sweeping Major Update 1.4 on August 18, 2026, which completely rewrote the entity AI and voice chat systems, added walkie-talkies, a PANIC-meter, full controller support, and more. As of August 25, 2026 — just one day before this assessment — the developers posted a direct roadmap of what's coming next. First up are patches 1.4.7 and 1.4.8 addressing recently reported bugs. After that, a brand-new Halloween map is confirmed to be entering testing soon, described as having new mechanics and a different escape structure than any existing map. The developer explicitly noted this is the first of two major updates they mentioned when releasing 1.4. Following the Halloween map, Steam Workshop support (mod tools) is in active development. The team expressed genuine excitement about both, saying "now comes the fun part." ZTEK Studio has been communicative and active throughout the game's life, with the most recent developer post arriving just one day before today's date. The studio has clearly outlined its next two major content goals and is actively working on them.
Evidence
Developer roadmap confirms: patches 1.4.7 and 1.4.8 coming in the next few days; a new Halloween map with new mechanics is in testing and targeting a Halloween 2026 release; Steam Workshop mod support is in active development. These were described as the two major updates planned after 1.4.
news post · Aug 25, 2026 source content planned
high
Major Update 1.4 shipped — the largest update ever for the game — with completely rewritten entity AI, new voice chat system, walkie-talkies, PANIC-meter, full controller support, and more. Post confirmed two more planned major updates beyond 1.4.
news post · Aug 18, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jun 2024

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
ZTEK Studio
Achievements
33
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

In PANICORE, players take on the role of urban explorers drawn to dangerously abandoned places. For these people, it is exciting to discover lost arts, lost treasures and abandoned buildings, schools and other abandoned places.

But when they discover a spooky place - one that even the authorities advise against visiting - their adventures take a terrifying turn. The explorers are determined to learn the dark secrets of the abandoned place, so they ignore the warnings and follow their curiosity into its depths.

But an unforeseen turn of events quickly puts a stop to their exploration. They unexpectedly find themselves trapped in the abandoned building, with unknown forces blocking their way out. The explorers must work together to endure the horrors within and find a way out before it is too late, as fear sets in and they realize they are not alone.

Players must use all their bravery to solve puzzles, navigate the dangerous corridors and outwit the monster that wants to trap them in its evil clutches while time is of the essence.

Multiple Escape Routes: Confront a challenge with multiple distinct escape routes.

Dynamic Co-op Gameplay: Team up with friends in intense cooperative gameplay. Try to escape alone or together.

Relentless Pursuit: Face a relentless AI-driven monster that can hear your every step.

Immersive Hide-and-Seek: Utilize your surroundings for survival. Hide in cabinets, under tables, and in the shadows to outsmart the lurking terror. Every decision could mean the difference between life and a gruesome demise.

Find Items and Escape: To escape you have to find the right items that are distributed around the location and use them at the right place. Can you make it before it gets you?

Last evaluated Aug 26, 2026
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