Death has arrived at the office, and apparently the dress code includes a scythe and a pumpkin for a head. The announcement trailer for 10 Calls turns the familiar workplace into a Halloween-season battleground, where colleagues sprint through meeting rooms, duck into storage closets, and try to answer a phone call before the Grim Reaper catches up. It’s a gleefully absurd setup that pairs workplace dread with the playful horror energy found in games celebrated by IGN and PC Gamer.
Clocking in for the afterlife
Survival in 10 Calls sounds less like a polished action-hero fantasy and more like a frantic scramble through office clutter. Players can search for anything that might turn the odds, from a Bible to a gun, while hiding, fighting back, and keeping an eye out for unexpected tools such as garlic sauce. The ordinary setting gives every improvised defense a comic edge: a familiar workplace becomes a maze of potential escape routes, with the phone call looming as the unlikely ticket out. That mix of cooperative panic and dark humor sits comfortably alongside the inventive indie games showcased on Steam and GamesRadar+.
Dead colleagues still have work to do
Getting killed doesn’t mean leaving the shift. Fallen players return as ghosts, able to help surviving colleagues, scare them, or make the situation worse with a well-timed trick. That twist gives the co-op premise room for shifting loyalties and office-party mischief: even after the axe falls, players can remain part of the chaos. It’s a smart fit for a game built around social unpredictability, where the most memorable moment may come from a teammate’s decision rather than a scripted scare. Fans of multiplayer horror can find plenty of genre context at Wikipedia’s survival-horror overview and Eurogamer.
Play the Reaper, ruin the office
The trailer’s other big hook is the chance to take control of Death itself. In that role, players can summon hellhounds, drag fleeing colleagues back with a whip, and carve through office furniture, turning the workplace into a personal playground of destruction. The opposition still has ways to push back, including baseball bats and guns, so the Reaper’s rampage won’t necessarily be uninterrupted. That asymmetrical setup promises a lively change of perspective, balancing a predator’s power against the survivors’ desperate improvisation—a formula that has helped make multiplayer horror such a durable draw for outlets like GameSpot and Polygon.
A Halloween shift is on the horizon
With its pumpkin-headed pursuer, office-appropriate weapons, and postmortem pranks, 10 Calls is aiming for horror that’s as mischievous as it is threatening. The premise has room for tense escapes, slapstick disasters, and the kind of friendly betrayal that can turn a routine match into a story worth retelling. The game is scheduled to arrive on PC in 2026; until then, the announcement trailer offers an early look at a workplace where nobody is safe, and nobody gets to clock out—even after death. More information about PC releases and upcoming games can be found through PC Gamer and Steam.
