I slip through the Rabbit in Red, the music drops and a biker turns toward me with a grin. The club is a pressure cooker — one wrong move and the whole night explodes. I’ve run these routes enough to tell you exactly which doors, props, and prompts to hunt down so you don’t waste time.
I’ll walk you through every Chapter 1 challenge in Halloween: The Game—what to trigger, where to find the items, and the small timing windows that matter. I play on PC via Steam early access, and these notes hold on console ports (Xbox and PlayStation) too. Screenshots are from Moyens I/O where noted.
Outside the Rabbit in Red a group of bikers clusters by the curb — How to complete all Chapter 1 challenges in Halloween: The Game
There are six Chapter 1 challenges and none of them are cryptic, just context- and position-dependent. Treat the chapter like a checklist: clear physical zones, grab the obvious tools, and use context prompts when they appear. Below I break each objective into the exact moments that trigger completion.
How do I complete Chapter 1 challenges in Halloween: The Game?
Short answers first: clear every NPC in the Rabbit in Red; shove a biker when the prompt appears; use a broken pool cue to kill one target; do a context execution on a biker; kill someone with a thrown cleaver; and kill any three targets within the chapter. Read on for where each opportunity usually appears and the little tricks that make them reliable.
The bar’s back corridor is dim and the bartender often stands near the kegs — Kill Everyone inside the Rabbit in Red
What you’re after: every live NPC inside the club. The most commonly missed targets are the bartender in the back and the woman in the makeup room. Move methodically: sweep the main room, then check the stage and the two side rooms.
- Hit the entrance and sweep left and right—most NPCs congregate near the bar and stage.
- Open the makeup room; the girl inside is easy to miss if you rush the main floor.
- Finish the back corridor—the bartender tends to stand by the kegs or behind the bar counter.
A lone biker leans his bike against the curb — Use Shove to stumble a biker off balance
This one is timing-based: when you get close to a biker, the shove prompt will appear. Hit the correct button and you’ll stagger them into an animation that counts for the challenge. Don’t mash—watch the on-screen prompt and press when it flashes.
Where can I find a cleaver in Halloween: The Game?
Cleavers spawn in residential zones; the best place in Chapter 1 is Copper Lane off the gas station road. There are three houses clustered there where cleavers commonly appear. Spawn points vary with saves, so you may need one run to confirm location and another to use the cleaver on a target.
The pool table sits center-stage with cues scattered — Kill any target with the broken pool cue
Pool cues are plentiful at the Rabbit in Red. You’ll often find one right at the entrance and another near the stage or tables. Grab a broken cue and hit any NPC—this can be the bartender, a patron, or someone by the doorway. One clean strike with the broken cue completes the challenge.
A puddle by the alley masks a lone bike gang — Execute a biker with a context execution
Context executions require you to be in the right place at the right time. The easiest spots: the group of bikers outside the club or a fridge inside the bar that yields a prompt when an NPC is near. Approach slowly and trigger the context prompt when it appears; the game registers the move as an execution and checks off the challenge.
The gas station’s neon hums and the side street opens to three small homes — Kill any target with a thrown cleaver
Cleavers are throwable and that’s the trick: pick one up in Copper Lane or a house near the gas station, line up a long throw, and hit a wandering NPC. Because item spawns shift between saves, I treat Copper Lane as the most reliable neighborhood for this task.
The houses on Copper Lane are clustered tight — Kill any three targets in Chapter 1
Simple math: three kills anywhere in Chapter 1. The fastest route is to collect targets in Copper Lane or finish off stragglers in the Rabbit in Red. If you’ve been methodical so far, this will knock in naturally while you complete the other five challenges.
How do I perform context executions reliably?
Think patience over aggression. Context prompts appear when you’re near an interactive object or when an NPC is stunned. The fridge and the bike group are the two highest-probability moments in Chapter 1. Move into the prompt zone, wait for the icon, then press the execution key—timing matters more than reflexes.
Pro tip: keep the map and inventory visible on your chosen platform—Steam’s overlay or your console HUD—so you don’t miss pickups. Your route through Copper Lane is a razor’s edge: one wrong turn and a spawn can vanish, but one clean pass and you complete three, four, even all six objectives in a single run.
Want to argue whether the Rabbit in Red or Copper Lane is the easier clear on release day — which side are you on?