Apocalypse Rising 2 Halloween Event: Start Time & Countdown

Each autumn, Apocalypse Rising 2 hands its post-apocalyptic Halsey archipelago over to the Citadel’s dark forces for the Halloween Event, one of the survival shooter’s seasonal takeovers. Dualpoint Interactive’s map has drawn about 200,000,000 visits and more than about 1,000,000 favorites over its lifetime, with about 2,100 players scavenging it at any given moment.

The Halloween Event is a yearly fixture, not a one-off. It comes back on a roughly annual cadence (every ~363 days) as October closes in, and has run 2 times so far. We update this page as the schedule firms up each season.

Next occurrence

Apocalypse Rising 2

Halloween Event

Oct 13, 6:00 PM ET

Next in 359d 9h 45m

Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.

Usual times

• Thursdays, 6:00 PM ET
• Fridays, 5:00 PM ET

Runs every ~363 days.

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How often it runs and when

Halloween content returns once a year, timed to the real-world holiday. The developer tends to bring the event live within a couple of recurring time-of-day windows rather than a single moment, so survivors in different parts of the world can all be online when it opens. The usual windows, in Eastern Time, are Thursdays at 6:00 PM ET and Fridays at 5:00 PM ET. The next return date below is our best estimate from the event’s past rhythm; we confirm it once the developer posts the date.

Times after midnight fall on the following day in Europe, India, Japan and Australia.

What the Halloween Event brings

The season reopens last year’s limited content alongside fresh additions. A recent run described itself as a return of “all limited seasonal content” to Halsey, layered with new rewards and mechanics:

• A Reaper Scythe event melee weapon, with new idle hold poses for melee gear (currently the Scythe and Longsword).
• A locked event room that only opens once you find a unique Key item.
• A “Sacrifice” exchange mechanic added to the Summoning Circle’s random events.
• A three-week quest chain rewarding cosmetics: two classic faces, the Reaper Cloak, and the standard and Glowing Reaper Hood.
• Findable seasonal cosmetics, including a Gray US Military PASGT Vest and Soviet Drab Barvikha and Black Butan caps.
• Higher loot spawn rates and more variety across the event locations.
• A reworked Mysterious Goop Juice Blend that makes the Infected ignore you for 60 seconds while draining 50 health over 80.

Tips for catching it

• Pick the window that lands in your evening — the Thursday and Friday slots are spaced so most regions get a convenient one.
• The quest runs across about three weeks, so there’s no need to grab everything on opening night, but the event cosmetics and boosted loot are only around for the season.
• Set a reminder for the window closest to you. Miss it this year and the event simply returns next Halloween.

How it fits the game’s rhythm

The Halloween Event is one stop on Apocalypse Rising 2’s seasonal calendar. Across the year the game also runs the larger AR2 Winter Event and smaller seasonal beats such as the Easter and Valentine’s mini-events, plus occasional one-offs like the Soviet Takeover and the Drying Event. Halloween sits near the top of that list, pairing a multi-week quest with map-wide changes rather than a single cosmetic drop.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the Apocalypse Rising 2 Halloween Event in my timezone?

The event usually opens at 6:00 PM ET on Thursdays and 5:00 PM ET on Fridays. The 6:00 PM ET slot is 11:00 PM in the UK, 12:00 AM in Central Europe, 3:30 AM in India, 7:00 AM in Japan and 9:00 AM in eastern Australia (the last four landing on the following day).

How often is the Apocalypse Rising 2 Halloween Event?

Once a year, on a roughly annual cadence (every ~363 days); it has run 2 times so far.

When is the next Apocalypse Rising 2 Halloween Event?

The next run is expected around Wednesday, October 13, 2027 at 6 PM ET — our estimate from the event’s usual timing, which we confirm once Dualpoint Interactive posts the date.

What do you do in Apocalypse Rising 2 Halloween Event?

You work through a multi-week quest for cosmetics like the Reaper Cloak and Reaper Hood while hunting the Reaper Scythe, a Key for the locked event room, and seasonal gear, all amid higher loot rates across the map.