Midnight Ghost Hunt

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Publisher: Coffee Stain Publishing
Developer: She Was Such A Good Horse (EU), Vaulted Sky Games (US)

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'Midnight Ghost Hunt' Leaving Early Access, Gets Release Date - Trailer

by Rainier on March 5, 2024 @ 9:53 a.m. PST

Midnight Ghost Hunt is a ghostly hide-and-seek 4v4 multiplayer game where you play as either Ghosts or Ghost Hunters against other players.

The Ghosts hide inside inconspicuous furniture and hurl themselves at invading Hunters.

The Hunters must find and destroy all of the Ghosts before the clock strikes MIDNIGHT.

At MIDNIGHT, the lights flicker off and all dead Ghosts return as vengeful spirits!

The tables turn, the Hunters become the Hunted!
They must try to survive the Ghost onslaught until they can escape.

In Midnight Ghost Hunt, take control as either a hunter or a ghost in this chaotic 4v4 hide-and-seek game which brings a bold and thrilling new take on the prop hunt genre. Hunters must work together using an array of hi-tech gadgets and weapons to hunt down and destroy Ghosts as they attempt to conceal themselves around Midnight Ghost Hunt’s chilling maps. The Spectrophone, Radar and Pathfinder can detect ghostly presences, while a range of sledgehammers, harpoons, and salt-spewing shotguns can be utilised to destroy the Ghosts. Use the Vacuum to hoover up any spectral remains.

Ghost players possess seemingly innocuous objects in order to hide from the Hunters and bide their time until the witching hour. The spectres will want to keep moving to keep their ectoplasm buildup low or else risk being discovered by the Hunters. Ghosts also have the ability to claim supernatural powers, which include turning invisible, causing furniture to float, and conjuring a dangerous Ghostly miasma. Ghosts can even hide in plain sight by masquerading as a Hunter’s doppelgänger!

The Hunters will desperately try to destroy every Ghost before the clock strikes MIDNIGHT. If they fail, the tables turn, the Ghosts become supercharged and the Hunters become the Hunted. They must try to stay alive long enough for evac to arrive.

Developer Vaulted Sky Games and publisher Coffee Stain are pleased to announce that Midnight Ghost Hunt, will be making its way out of Early Access on March 21st and launching into 1.0 on Steam and the Epic Games Store! After two years of ghoulish mayhem, the Midnight Ghost Hunt community can finally celebrate its official launch later this month with a fun new trailer.

Since the game’s Steam Early Access launch in March 2022 and Epic Games Store launch in June 2023, Midnight Ghost Hunt has seen an array of exciting developments. These include new maps, hero props, skins, weapon improvements and the GhostMaster van minigame, alongside a revamped progression system, in-game challenges, host migration and dedicated servers.

Along with all these exciting additions throughout early access, the 1.0 version will come with big changes to many of the game’s maps too - from visual tweaks, to complete overhauls changing the flow of play. Following an in-depth process of refinement and updates led by player feedback, Midnight Ghost Hunt has gone through significant changes to improve the game’s overall balance, and refine its thrilling hide-and-seek gameplay.

"We are beyond excited to finally bring Midnight Ghost Hunt out of Early Access into the hands of our players," said Sam Malone, creator and lead developer at Vaulted Sky Games. "This two-year Early Access period has given us a fantastic opportunity to really listen to everyone's comments and opinions and make some great changes. We're now super proud of where we have the game for its 1.0 launch. Existing fans will love the 1.0 update, and we hope to see new faces join the hunt!”

"Working on Midnight Ghost Hunt has been an incredible process to be a part of and we've been so impressed by the work of Sam and our great development partners who've all worked hard and contributed to making this game what it is today," said Robin Cederholm, Producer at Coffee Stain Publishing. "All the love and effort poured into this project for the past 2 years and several years before the Early Access launch has been a wild roller coaster for everyone. It's great that we can now finally celebrate that the game is launching fully."

Key Features:

  • TONGUE-IN-CHEEK HIDE-AND-SEEK: As a Ghost, conceal yourself inside seemingly harmless pieces of furniture to evade preying Hunters… but when their backs are turned, turn the environment against them with telekinetic bombardment. No chair, lamp, or grandfather clock is innocent in this hijinks-heavy frenzy.
  • MIDNIGHT MAYHEM: The fun isn’t over yet...when the clock strikes twelve, the witching hour begins, and the Hunters become the Hunted. The tables turn and Ghosts become supercharged, giving Hunters a limited amount of time to survive their vengeful wrath.
  • MURDEROUS 4v4 MULTIPLAYER: Play together and communicate with your team and ensure a triumphant victory, giving each other pointers on the paths enemies tend to tread. Create synergies with your team's abilities to outthink and outwit your opponents.
  • HARNESS SUPERNATURAL ABILITIES: The restrictions of reality don’t apply to Ghosts, of course. Claim your supernatural powers, which include turning invisible, causing furniture to float, and conjuring a dangerous Ghostly miasma. Ghosts can even hide in plain sight by masquerading as a Hunter’s doppelgänger! Ghostly Perks include avoiding traps with Untrappable, seeing nearby Hunters through walls with Perception, and extended possess range with Ghostly Reach.
  • ARMED AND READY: Hunters must choose their weapons from a full range of hi-tech gadgets designed to cast out Ghosts from our plane of existence. Detect ghostly presences with the Spectrophone, Radar and Pathfinder, capture them with a Trap, and suck up their spectral remains with the Vacuum – or just blast them to smithereens with the Spectral Cannon, sledgehammers, harpoons, salt-spewing shotguns, and more. Hunters can also select Perks to give them a special boost. Choose from Lightweight’s extra burst of speed, Healing Aura’s health-replenishing capabilities and a host of other powers to get ahead of the game.
  • A BEVY OF BLOOD-CURDLING MAPS: Explore an array of unsettling settings, including an abandoned theatre, eerie mansion and cursed pirate ship. Each location brings with it different tactical considerations and items to throw about… as well as varying opportunities to play tricks on your opponents.

Midnight Ghost Hunt is coming to PC (Steam) on March 21, 2024.


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