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This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see October 9, 2023 Patch.

Scream Fortress 2023 or Scream Fortress XV was the Halloween event that started on October 1, 2023, with the in-game activation of holiday-restricted cosmetics. Eight days later, the seasonal update October 9, 2023 Patch added 12 new community Halloween maps, 25 new community cosmetic items, 4 new community holiday-restricted cosmetic items, 4 new community taunts, 20 new Unusual effects, as well as a new community-created game mode: Zombie Infection. The free Halloween Contracts were also reactivated in the ConTracker for the Event, with 12 new contracts added to cover the new Halloween maps. Additionally, all previously completed Halloween contracts were reset, allowing players to earn their rewards once again.

Timeline

On October 1st, 2023, holiday-restricted cosmetics were activated, and the Special Event menu was added to the Casual mode selection with Halloween maps from previous events.

On October 9th, 2023, Halloween Contracts were activated, the Special Event menu was updated with the new featured Halloween maps, and Soul Gargoyles began collecting souls. Soul Gargoyles were given out during this time to players who launched the game and did not yet have one.

This event ended on November 7th, 2023.

Additions

Maps

Main article: List of maps

Name	Game mode	File name
Atoll	Zombie Infection	`zi_atoll`
Corruption	Payload	`pl_corruption`
Devastation	Zombie Infection	`zi_devastation_final1`
Lava Pit	Attack/Defend	`cp_lavapit_final`
Mannsylvania	Player Destruction	`pd_mannsylvania`
Murky	Zombie Infection	`zi_murky`
Perks	Arena	`arena_perks`
Sandcastle	Control Point (Medieval)	`cp_degrootkeep_rats`
Sanitarium	Zombie Infection	`zi_sanitarium`
Slime	King of the Hill	`koth_slime`
Spineyard	Payload	`pl_spineyard`
Woods	Zombie Infection	`zi_woods`

Cosmetic items

Main article: Cosmetic items

Scout		Jumping Jester
Scout		Last Laugh
Soldier		Shortness Of Breath
Soldier		Warlock's Warcloak
Pyro		Dead Heat
		Fiercesome Fluorescence
		Splitting Headache
Demoman		Blastphomet
		Mad Lad
		Stunt Suit
		Thunder Dome
Heavy		Bare Bear Bones
Heavy		Make Ogre
Engineer		Constructor's Cover
Engineer		Dell Dynamic
Medic		Main Cast
		Medical Mummy
		Power Spike
Sniper		Carry-Van
		Sharpshooter's Shroud
		Sightseer
Spy		Classic Criminal
		Concealed Convict
		Six-Eyed Specs
		Spyder
All classes		Clown's Cover-Up
		Demonic Dome
		Ludicrously Lunatic Lunon Fedora
		Mean Captain

Taunts

Main article: Taunts

Soldier		Neck Snap
Demoman		Roar O'War
Medic		Borrowed Bones
Spy		Crypt Creeper

Tools

Main article: Tools

	Bone-Chilling Bonanza Case
	Bone-Chilling Bonanza Key

Unusual effects

Main article: Unusual

Scream Fortress XV Unusual effects
Cosmetic effects
	Celestial Summit	Stellar Ascent	RED	BLU	RED	BLU
	Celestial Summit	Stellar Ascent	Sapped		Hellspawned Horns

	Demonic Impaler	Revenant's Rack	RED	BLU	Amygdala	The Bone Zone
	Demonic Impaler	Revenant's Rack	Sixth Sense		Amygdala	The Bone Zone

	Arachne's Web	Acidic Climate	Otherworldly Weather	Nightmarish Storm
Taunt effects
	Deep-sea Devourer	Eldritch Horror	Autumn Leaves	Dead Man's Party	Potion Explosion	Haunted Cremation

	Cremation