What should you do first as a Civilian?

  1. Look around your starting area for residents, supplies, telephones, and exits.
  2. Speak to residents and warn them about Michael. Your goal includes getting your neighbors out safely.
  3. Choose an escape plan that fits the items your team actually finds.

Warn residents and ask for help

  1. Find a surviving resident and begin a conversation about the threat.
  2. After persuading them, use the available requests to ask for police calls, hiding, or company.

How do you contact the police?

Locate telephones while exploring. Persuaded residents can also make additional calls to the authorities. Keep warning neighbors as you work toward an escape.

Find supplies and prepare an escape

  1. Search containers for equipment and items needed to open an escape.
  2. Tell teammates what you found and where. Compare those supplies with the available routes before committing.
  3. Coordinate before starting the escape: activation reveals its location to Michael through noise.

What should you do when Michael finds you?

Alert your teammates and consider nearby hiding places or distractions. Light and visibility can restrict Shape Jump, but light does not make you invulnerable.

Avoid treating a weapon as a guaranteed solo escape. Coordinated resistance can detain Michael; it cannot kill him.

What to do after death

Stay with the match: death can lead to further support or a return as a Sheriff's Deputy or Dr. Loomis. Follow the opportunities offered in your match rather than assuming a particular return role is guaranteed.