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How to Play Survive a Psycho

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In Survive a Psycho, one player hunts the rest of the server while survivors fight back and try to outlast the round. Learn the objectives, follow the match from the lobby and choose what to do after death.

Survivor and Psycho Win Conditions

Role How to win
Survivor Stay alive until the three-minute timer expires, or defeat the Psycho.
Psycho Eliminate all survivors before the timer runs out.

One player is the Psycho and the others are survivors. A full 20-player server can therefore have one Psycho against 19 survivors.

From Intermission to Round Over

  1. Wait in the Observation Deck during INTERMISSION, then vote for a scenario while the next round is being prepared.
  2. Wait for the selected scenario to load. Arasaka Tower is paired with Adam Smasher, while Street Station is paired with Capri. See maps and scenario voting for the voting interface and lobby locations.
  3. Read the final “You are a” identity prompt and press to continue when prompted. Names flash during the identity animation, so wait for it to settle.
  4. Follow your objective: as a survivor, move, shoot and stay alive; as the Psycho, hunt the survivors before the countdown ends.
  5. Watch for ROUND OVER and the SURVIVORS WIN or KILLER WINS result. After the result screen, you return to intermission.

Read the Timer, Health Bar and Survivor Count

The round HUD shows the countdown, the Psycho's health bar and the number of survivors remaining. Use them together to decide how much risk to take.

  • If the Psycho's health is low and several survivors can shoot safely, concentrated fire can finish the round early.
  • If little time remains, staying alive and moving away from danger can be more valuable than risking another attack.
  • As the Psycho, use the survivor count and remaining time to judge how urgently you need to find your next target.

Your own death does not necessarily decide the team result. If another survivor remains, the round continues, and an eliminated survivor can still receive a win when the survivors prevail.

Spectate or Use Revive After Death

After dying, you can watch the remaining survivors while the round continues. The name at the bottom identifies the player you are following. Use the left and right arrows beside the name to switch survivors, or select EXIT to leave spectating. The lobby also has a SPECTATE entry.

If REVIVE appears in the death spectator interface, select it to use the paid option to return to the current round. Offers include 40 Robux and 49 Robux; read the price on your current button before choosing.

Spectator view with a survivor's name, switching arrows and a 40 Robux revive button.

Prepare for Your Next Round

During intermission, familiarize yourself with your gun and skill bar and equip a class you already have. Then use the guide that fits your next decision: