The Hunt Begins

The Hunt Begins

Bad Touch Games, Inc. · November 28, 2025 · Action, Horror, Online Co-Op, Multiplayer, PvP

Buy The Hunt Begins from Steam at $14.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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lowest tracked $9.89
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The Hunt Begins price by region

The Hunt Begins costs $6.69 in Georgia (USD), £11.89 in the United Kingdom, €13.49 in Europe (EUR), $14.99 in the United States, CA$16.99 in Canada, NZ$19.89 in New Zealand, A$20.99 in Australia, R$39.99 in Brazil and zł63.00 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Hunt Begins offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $6.69 $6.69 — 2
United Kingdom £11.89 £11.89 — 2
Europe (EUR) €13.49 €13.49 — 2
United Statesyour region $14.99 $14.99 — 2
Canada CA$16.99 CA$16.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$19.89 NZ$19.89 — 2
Australia A$20.99 A$20.99 — 2
Brazil R$39.99 R$39.99 — 2
Poland zł63.00 zł63.00 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Hunt Begins

✦ AI summary

The Hunt Begins is a 1v4 asymmetrical multiplayer game where one player controls a ghost trying to scare and eliminate hunters while four others work together to identify the ghost type and banish it from haunted locations. The twist is that players can swap roles to experience both sides of supernatural cat-and-mouse gameplay across explorable maps like the abandoned 1950s town of Ravencrest.

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.

The Hunt Begins — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Online PvP, Online co-op
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Feb 20, 2026
This game is so much fun to play. I really have so much fun playing it with my friends <3
2 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 3, 2026
Absolutely amazing game to play, especially with friends. The developer is very clear in communications and listens to the players, and is actively working to improve the game and overall experience. highly recommend
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 28, 2026
Are you looking for a ghost hunting game where you can be the ghost and hunt your friends???? LOOK no further! Amazing game, amazing responsive dev with tons of communication on everything! I highly suggest picking up and trying it today!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 18, 2026
Great Game with a much needed twist to other Ghost Hunting Games. This game is so fun and needs more hype Behind it. The Dev is also very hands on and an amazing person.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 23, 2026
This game is just getting off of its feet. I can see much potential. WE had such a great time. It is great to play with friends. We took turns as the ghost. Love the idea of it.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 9, 2026
has been a lot of fun for me and my friends we enjoy scaring each other or just being completely random running events there other day feral decided to throw a cow at me a cow need less to say my reaction was very twister "cow, another cow. no that was the same cow!"

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