The Hunt Begins is a dynamic multiplayer (1-4 Co-Op vs 1) horror game where one player is selected to control the ghost that is trying to scare and kill their friends. Everyone else on the team is trying to identify the type of ghost players haunt location, type and purge them.
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Coming Soon To Early Access

The developers of this game intend to release as a work in progress, developing with the feedback of players.

Note: Games in Early Access are not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to play this game in its current state, then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“The game currently has the very basic gameplay loop currently enabled. Many things are limited at initial launch, such as only 3 maps,
minimum hunter equipment, only 5 ghost detections and a limited pool of ghost abilities.

Why? This is a very tiny indie project and it can take many hours to be able to identify and fix problems each day.
The idea is to focus on the core systems and make additional stuff available as soon as possible without the whole experience being a broken frustrating nightmare.

During initial game launch week/s, hunters will not have access to any optional equipment. This means only the 5 core identification tools
will be available while quickly (hopefully) fixing any game breaking bugs and instabilities.

Our Goals for now are:

* Reach a minimal of 8 maps for first region (Ravencrest).
* Enable multi-region map system.
* Enable up to 25 additional unique ghost types.
* Enable Ghost AI with unique quarks per ghost type.
* At least 6 optional hunter equipment tools to help blind and slow the ghost.

This game has been in development for more than a year and a half and we plan to continue with our commitment going forward.
We ask that everyone please be patient and understanding while we all work together to create fun new experiences.
Please, please, please help us with your feedback! You can join our Discord server and help us make the game experience
better for everyone!”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“Estimated Early Access time frame is 6 - 12 months.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“Our plan is for the full version to include regional lore and story, AI Ghost options, more maps and tools, many additional ghost abilities, more game customization options.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Game is playable in its base form with limited number of maps, tools and ghost abilities. Please check the 'About this game' section for more details.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“There is a possibility that we will raise the price when leaving Early Access.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We LOVE to hear from people and their ideas! This game is still very early and we are working hard with the community to adjust game play to how the community wants to make it fun. We are even willing to make some changes as settings or game variations. Join us in Discord and share your thoughts and ideas!”
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About This Game

The game currently has the very basic gameplay loop currently enabled. Many things are limited at initial launch, such as only 3 maps, minimum hunter equipment, only 5 ghost detections and a limited pool of ghost abilities.

Why? This is a very tiny indie project and it can take many hours to be able to identify and fix problems each day. The idea is to focus on the core systems and make additional stuff available as soon as possible without the whole experience being a broken frustrating nightmare.

During initial game launch week/s, hunters will not have access to any optional equipment. This means only the 5 core identification tools will be available while quickly (hopefully) fixing any game breaking bugs and instabilities.

Expect optional hunter equipment to help blind and slow the ghost player as well as enhanced tools to be made available.

We ask that everyone please be patient and understanding while we all work together to create fun new experiences.

Gather up to 4 other people and hunt each other down in a 1 vs 4 match.

One player will be randomly selected to play as the ghost and scare their friends while the remaining players work together to identify the ghost type and purge them from the location.

You and up to 3 friends must work together to locate the ghost players chosen haunted area. Use multiple tools to identify the type of ghost and use the correct method to banish them. Be careful though, the ghost does not like trespassers and if enraged will take lives.

Your friends have come to purge your final existence as you control ghosts that haunt various locations. Prevent them from finding your chosen haunted area and from figuring out how to destroy you. Use your abilities and interact with the maps to frighten your friends and get closer to hunting them down.

Many maps will get several addon expansions over time. These expansions will offer more randomized areas within the map to be accessible for more fun experiences, exploration and replayability. This may also be used in the future to allows groups to adjust difficulty.

Explore the town of Ravencrest to discover its dark secrets and find out why a growing trade town was quickly abandoned by all of its residents in the 1950s. This is the first playable region included in the base game and includes access to all related future content and expansions for this region.

The Hunt Begins was created due to a large number of people constantly voicing the idea of someone controlling the ghost. Much time has been spent debating ways to make this happen while trying to keep it fun for both sides. This is considered a community project and we are excited to hear from everyone about the things that they like, do not like, would prefer to be changed and new ideas. If the greater community wants something, that is our goal. Please join us on Discord to get updates and so we can hear you.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 24 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: 10
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-10600 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 5700
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 36 GB available space
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