GTA Online Halloween Guide: Survive Judgement Day & Zombie Apocalypse

Last Updated: November 2, 2025

The streets of Los Santos and the shores of Cayo Perico become a bloodbath each October as Rockstar Games unleashes its annual Halloween Horrors event in GTA Online. What was once a highly anticipated update has become a beloved, terrifying tradition, transforming the criminal underworld into a supernatural nightmare. Headlining the ghoulish festivities are the fan-favorite Judgement Day Adversary Mode and the intense, wave-based Zombie Survival maps.

This guide is your authoritative resource for surviving the undead and hunting your friends in GTA Online's premier Halloween events.

Judgement Day: The Thrill of the Hunt

One of the most popular additions to the Halloween rotation is the Judgement Day Adversary Mode. This mode pits a small team of powerful, shotgun-wielding Hunters against a team of vulnerable Hunted in a tense, night-time battle for survival.

The objective for the Hunted is simple but terrifying: survive until dawn. With only their wits and mobility, they must evade the super-powered Hunters who possess enhanced health, speed, and thermal vision. As the Hunted, using the environment to hide and run down the clock is key. However, for every Hunter a Hunted player manages to kill, a fallen teammate is resurrected, adding a layer of risk-reward to fighting back.

As the Hunters, your mission is pure carnage. Track down the Hunted using your superior abilities and wipe them out before the sun rises. It’s a classic horror movie scenario brought to life, delivering some of the most heart-pounding moments in GTA Online.

Survive the Horde: Cayo Perico & Ludendorff Cemetery

For players who prefer cooperative carnage, Rockstar resurrected two iconic locations with a horrifying undead twist. The Cayo Perico Survival and Ludendorff Cemetery Survival maps are ground zero for a full-blown zombie outbreak, challenging teams to withstand relentless waves of the undead.

Fighting for your life on the normally sun-soaked beaches of a private island provides a chilling contrast, turning a tropical paradise into a desperate last stand. Meanwhile, the cold, grim setting of North Yankton's Ludendorff Cemetery offers a classic horror backdrop for the slaughter. Success in these modes requires tight teamwork, efficient ammo management, and nerves of steel as the waves of zombies become progressively more difficult and diverse.

A Monstrous Menagerie of Foes

This isn't your standard zombie shuffle. Rockstar introduced a grotesque and dangerous roster of special infected adversaries to keep players on their toes during the Zombie Survival missions. Beyond the standard walkers, players must contend with a variety of monstrous threats.

The enemy lineup includes hulking Juggernauts that can absorb immense damage, bizarre armored Conquistadors that require tactical takedowns, and agile Splitters that divide into smaller threats upon death. Adding to the chaos are possessed animals and their trainers, bringing a feral, unpredictable element to the fight. Most strangely of all, players even face off against zombie DJs, proving that not even the afterlife can stop the beat. This varied enemy design ensures a deep and challenging survival experience that tests the skills of even the most seasoned GTA veterans.

A Gory Halloween Tradition

While GTA Online has always embraced Halloween with spooky vehicles, masks, and paranormal encounters like phantom cars and UFOs, the focus on dedicated zombie survival and horror-themed Adversary Modes marks a significant high point for the game's seasonal content. These events tap directly into a long-standing fan desire for a zombie apocalypse within the expansive GTA universe. By re-imagining existing maps with an undead twist and creating tense modes like Judgement Day, Rockstar delivered fresh and frightening challenges that have become a bloody, can't-miss staple of the Halloween season in Southern San Andreas.