Fright Night has come to an end, and we've decided on our three GIF Masters! 🥇
It's been over 2 years since the last GIF contest - so the stakes are higher than ever!


A GIF Masters Hat will be granted to each of the three winners!

A huge thank you to all entrants for putting so much time and effort into each GIF. 👻
It's always difficult picking just a handful of winners when the quality of each entry is extraordinary!

🏆 View their entry by clicking here!

🏆 View their entry by clicking here!

🏆 View their entry by clicking here!

Congratulations to our three new GIF Masters! Your roles and hat will be sent to you shortly.

➡️ Click here to view all entries for the 9th GIF Contest, Fright Night! ⬅️

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Witch It is -75% off on Steam during the Steam Scream Fest Sale, and the discount will continue until the 9th November 2023!

Planning to schedule some Halloween-themed game nights with your crew? 🎃
Pick up Witch It at a huge discount now, and get involved in our Halloween 2023 Event!



👻 The Halloween 2023 event is live - earn haunted candy and craft spooky Halloween items!
🧟 Our 9th GIF Contest, "Fright Night", ends tomorrow!
🔧 Witch It is now on Unreal Engine 5!
✨ We're hard at work on our next major content update, "Dreamland"!
🎮 Our first console port is being worked on, too!

➡️ View the sale by clicking here! ⬅️

Happy Halloween! Celebrate the spooky festivities with four new Hunter items, a limited-time player icon, performance optimisations, and a Halloween GIF Contest! 👻


Struggling to find a suitable Halloween costume for the Hunter this month? Look no further!

🎃 Luaq O'Lantern's Head
🐰 Luaq O'Lantern's Ears
🎃 Luaq O'Lavender's Face
🐰 Luaq O'Lavender's Ears

Collect these four very rare Hunter items through Halloween crafting (explained below)!


Opening Witch It during the Halloween 2023 event will grant you 40 "Gloomkins"!
A Gloomkin contains a random Halloween item (including Halloween items from previous years), which can only be opened by combining them with "Haunted Candy". 🍬

To earn Haunted Candies, fill up the Item Cauldron with 250 experience points. You can see the item cauldron fill up at the end of the round, on the level up screen.

Haunted Candy has a 60% chance of being earned on any Official server once the item cauldron is filled, but must be earned on specific Halloween maps: Sleeping Rose Cemetery, Cursed Ruins, Grunewald Library or Grave Gulch. If you're lucky enough to earn one, head back to the main menu and press 'Halloween Event' to combine it with a Gloomkin!

Every Halloween 2023 item earned through Gloomkins are tradable and craftable even after the event is over. If you use up all your Gloomkins, you can craft more by combining 5 Haunted Candy together! 🍭
Note: Haunted Candy can only be obtained in Official servers.

You can also receive the new items through:
- Random drops from filling up the item cauldron at the end of a round.
- Trading with other players (we recommend using our Discord server to find traders).

Loving the Luaq O'Lanterns as much as we do? Pair up a matching limited-time icon! 🕯️
Play at least one round of Witch It in an Official server during the Halloween 2023 event to earn the icon, but be quick - after the event ends, it will no longer be obtainable!


We're aware of the performance decrease following the transfer of Witch It to Unreal Engine 5, and are making progress towards optimising. In our previous hotfix, we introduced a new "Reflections" slider in video settings, which can be lowered to improve performance. We've also resolved the problem where frame rate would decrease over the course of a match, as well as some glitches that were affecting players on lower graphics settings.

If you are reading this and have experienced frame rate problems previously, please try Witch It again following this update and let us know if you've noticed any improvement in your performance! 🖥️

There's still over a week left until our 9th GIF contest ends: "Fright Night"! 🕷️
If you're interested in winning one of three exclusive GIF Masters Hats, check out the contest details here!
Entries close on Friday, 27th October 2023 at 11pm (UTC)!


+ Added: Halloween 2023 Player Icon
+ Added: 4 new Halloween themed skin items

✓ Fixed: Possessed props sometimes falling automatically
✓ Fixed: Flames on Morgaryll Forest exist in any layout
✓ Fixed: Weathervane is shaking

Previously, we had three winners following our 8th GIF Contest: "Fruit Parade"... check out their winning entries below:
🏅 pumpkin227 - "From Hunter To H(a)unted"
🏅 TouCandyBober - "This is what I call a real artist"
🏅 Gelato - "Fruit Festival"

In Fright Night, 3x GIF Masters Hats are available for our top three GIF creators! 🧢



All entries must be related to our topic - Fright Night!
Your Witch It GIF must be Halloween/spooky related! We recommend to use Halloween maps and costumes in your GIFs to match the theme.

Post your entries either below this announcement, or into our #gif-entries channel on the Witch It Discord server! Remember to read the rules before posting.

- GIFs must be between 1 to 20 seconds. Longer entries will not count!
- You can edit your GIFs freely with text, images and other media - copyrighted media will be deleted!
- Your friends can help you record and edit if necessary - but only the person uploading is eligible for the prize!
- Entry filetypes can be GIF, GIFV or MP4 (for better quality). If you are using GIFV or MP4, you must upload using Imgur!
- You cannot enter the contest with entries or GIFs you have previously created!
- Winners of previous GIF contests and Community Staff can enter, but are only eligible for one of the three GIF Master hats. At least two of the three hats are reserved for non-winners/non-staff.
- Offensive/rude content is prohibited. Rules still apply to competition entries!
- GIFs of stream clips are allowed, but only if you’re the streamer featured in the clip!
- Do not use any AI generated content in your GIF!
- GIFs can include gameplay, or can be partially / completely animated in another software - as long as it distinctively relates to Witch It!
- You are limited to ONE ENTRY - make it your very best work! You may delete/replace/edit your entries during the contest period!

⚠️ Important Tip: You can toggle your GUI while recording by using ALT-J!
(We highly recommend this in most cases and it may improve your chances of winning)

🗳️ Entries Open: Today, 13th October 2023!
⌛ Entries Close: Friday, 27th October 2023 at 11pm (UTC)!
🏆 Winners Revealed: On Halloween!

Winners will be judged by the developers and non-competing community staff.
Happy Halloween! 🧟

+ Added: You can now select Reflections quality
+ Added: Polish is now selectable as a translation

↻ Changed: Updated Unreal Engine to 5.3.1
↻ Changed: Physics interactions between props and players are bit less explosive

✓ Fixed: FPS rate decreasing over the course of a match
✓ Fixed: Witch Pirate Ghost Skin are flickering
✓ Fixed: Snowflakes are floating inside of rooms
✓ Fixed: Password protection for games is not working
✓ Fixed: Luaq eyes missing the iris
✓ Fixed: The light in the main menu is not updating its position correctly on lower fps
✓ Fixed: Objects drawing through the landscape on old GPUs and low settings.
✓ Fixed: Jump pads sliding away from their start position
✓ Fixed: Props standing on other props that disappear due to player transformations don’t fall
✓ Fixed: Pop-ups for props, quests and achievements not working
✓ Fixed: Chat timestamp color
✓ Fixed: Study witch skills task time in Imposturous being too short
✓ Fixed: Anvil task slider and input mismatch in Imposturous
✓ Fixed: Wardrobe not being editable in Creative Mode
✓ Fixed: Light and switch connections being broken in older maps in Creative Mode (maps saved between 1.4.2 and 1.4.2.1 need to have their light and switch connections be redone)
✓ Fixed: Vacuum trap sometimes causing desync between server and clients

Patch 1.4.2 marks the start of Witch It's bright future - the introduction of Unreal Engine 5! In addition, we've improved controller support, and have now made significant progress on many of Witch It's supported languages, as well as added Hungarian, Ukrainian and Galician. Read on! 🎉



As our game grows bigger and better each year, we've been looking for ways to upgrade our technology - so Witch It can remain the best prop hunt experience for many years to come! Unreal Engine 5 empowers us with innovative, new tools to bring our creative vision to life far more efficiently than before. 🚀

The transition to UE5 is mostly seamless for you, the players. Your progress and maps are safe, and you won't see many significant changes to how the game looks and plays at this time, but UE5 will give us far more possibilities in future development!

Witch It now has a new physics engine, which should now feel more stable than before. However, if you find anything that's odd, please do let us know! 📝

What about my computer specifications?
The introduction of Unreal Engine 5 will improve optimisation on mid-to-high tier computers, but is not compatible with Windows 7 or 8. As of January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer run on Windows 7 or Windows 8, so if you are running on an older system, we highly recommend to update it as soon as possible! ✔️

Controller support has been drastically improved across Witch It, and features a new default layout!
Please note that custom key bindings have been reset and will need to be input again.



Please give it a try and send us your feedback to our Discord server, our Steam discussions, or in the comments below this announcement. Creative Mode does not have controller support at this time - but we're working on it for a future update! 🎮

Within a day or two of our translators announcement, we had over 100 community members reach out to us offering their support towards translating Witch It! Thank you to everyone who reached out to us.

Over the past few weeks, we've been working with many talented new translators on finishing our existing languages. Italian, Korean and Polish are now complete, and Danish, Japanese and Portuguese (Brazil) are not far from finished! 🌍

We also had many community members reach out for us expressing interest in new languages they'd like to see supported. We're excited to announce that we're now supporting Hungarian, Ukrainian and Galician, which are available to use in-game. To change your language, go to Settings > Game > Language.



Switched to Unreal Engine 5.3

+ Added: Uncommon recipes
+ Added: You can now select the Anti Aliasing Method
+ Added: 3 new languages: Ukrainian, Hungarian and Galician

↻ Changed: Chat now shows team color of writer
↻ Changed: Updated several menu screens to the new text input field
↻ Changed: Voodoo dolls in the corresponding Imposturous task now scream when being hit

✓ Fixed: Controllers not working in most parts of the game
✓ Fixed: Server list not showing the name of featured player maps
✓ Fixed: ‘Edit Map Cycle’ screen not adjusting to different screen resolutions
✓ Fixed: ‘Average Prop Size’ medals being shown in Hunt-a-Hag result screen
✓ Fixed: Sunshade having blocked first person view
✓ Fixed: Changing from Kula Kula Islands to Loakiki Paradise in next match not possible
✓ Fixed: Empty details icon in Smash Bench if screen was left and re-entered
✓ Fixed: Smash Bench freezing instead of properly switching to next available skin item if the last recipe was smashed in the ‘All’ category
✓ Fixed: Recipe quantity displayed as 0 in Witches’ Cauldron
✓ Fixed: ‘Show Auto Saves’ checkbox selection in Custom Map tab not properly saved if menu is left and re-entered
✓ Fixed: Witch portals highlighted in Imposturous after the WItch has left one of the portals
✓ Fixed: Various Imposturous task issues due to missing, floating or blocking meshes
✓ Fixed: Spectator camera sometimes being wrong after the wood chop task in Imposturous
✓ Fixed: Study witch skills task rotation speed in Imposturous
✓ Fixed: Jump Pad animation is triggered delayed when its used offscreen
✓ Fixed: Audio reverb from the mushroom confusion is not working
✓ Fixed: Possess is not working correctly close to a wardrobe
✓ Fixed: Bodyslam area smaller than intended
✓ Fixed: Hitting a decoy with bodyslam triggers the hit effect where the decoy was spawned
✓ Fixed: Witches exploding after switching from an exploding prop that has been activated
✓ Fixed: Players being able to always spawn as hunters if they press ready at the last second
✓ Fixed: Witches in “Fill a Pot” no longer see the cauldron list on the right side of their screen after being revived

However, if you still wish to translate for us in the future, head over to the Witch It Discord server, go to the #roles channel and read the latest announcement. Here, you can sign-up as a prospective translator, and be among the first to be notified whenever we're looking for new translators to join the team!



Do you natively speak Japanese, Danish, Italian, Portuguese, Korean or Polish?
We are looking for people ready to help us translate Witch It into your local language! 🌏

Help us bring one of the following languages to 100% completion:

🔹 Japanese - 43%
🔹 Danish - 56%
🔹 Italian - 68%
🔹 Portuguese (Brazil) - 73%
🔹 Korean - 79%
🔹 Polish - 82%

And in return, we'll grant you an exclusive in-game Translator Hat for the witch, as well as give you a spot in Witch It's credits (a great achievement when applying for new jobs or opportunities)! You will also receive a special Official Translator role over on Witch It's Discord server. ✨

✔️ As a translator, you must:
1. Be able to speak and write your language natively, or just as fluent as a native speaker. We may ask for proof, if necessary.
2. Be fluent in English, so you can understand Witch It's source strings and translate them into your language.

📝 How do I sign-up?
1. https://www.discord.gg/witchit.
2. Press the "What role do you want?" drop-down box.
3. Click "Official Translator".
4. Fill in the short form and await a response!

If you can't use Discord but are still interested, please reach out to us on support@barrelrollgames.com!

Witch It is 75% off on Steam for two weeks, until September 12th, 2023! 💜

With our huge news we recently announced, now is the best time to support the development of Witch It!



Pick up a discounted copy of Witch It for yourself or a friend... and go get hunting!
Need some inspiration?

🗓️ Friday Night Fun - Round up your usual group or reach out to a friend from the past and set up a custom match for some friday night mischief! Witch It combos best with a pizza night or a lively Discord lobby.

🥪 Lunchtime Escape - Work got you deflated? Hop onto Witch It during your lunch break and hide from your coworkers!

👩‍👨‍👧‍👦 Family Reunion - Need to entertain your siblings or that one strange cousin you have? Grab Witch It for your next family event to break the ice and show your relatives your best hiding spots!

⚔️ Solo Quest - Taking a break from the noise? Boot up Witch It as a solo and relax while collecting ingredients for your next big craft, or switch it up and build your dream map in Creative Mode!

➡️ Click here to view the sale! 💸

After 5 years of cooperation, we decided in 2022 to go our own way again and thus take publishing into our own hands, as we did when we started our journey with Witch It. We would like to thank Daedalic for their commitment over the last few years, especially the team members with whom we have been in regular correspondence. Thank you! 💜

This is the first of many steps towards a long-term plan we have been cooking up for the past year, that we hope will put a huge smile on your face. Please stay tuned as we reveal more information about our next major content update, titled "Dreamland" and our first console port once they're ready soon™! 🎮
Daedalic promotional items will also remain obtainable as usual.

We, the entire Barrel Roll Games team, really appreciate your continued support and we are looking forward to the exciting years to come! ːrollingbarrelː

✓ Fixed: Moving at the end of the game still possible with some input combinations
✓ Fixed: Switches connected to lights in “Creative Mode” would connect to random different lights when saving the map. Unfortunately we can’t undo the maps that were already saved with this error, so the lights will have to be reconnected manually. We apologize for the inconvenience
✓ Fixed: Various smaller fixes regarding the login process for the new stats and achievement system