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‘Midnight Ghost Hunt’ Looks to Provide Ghostbusting (and Haunting) Fun on Steam [Trailer]
While we wait for that rumoured Ghostbusters video game from Illfonic, Vaulted Sky Games has a ghostbusting game of their own in the works. Described as a “chaotic multiplayer hide-and-seek game”, Midnight Ghost Hunt recently wrapped up another closed beta this past weekend.
The story for Midnight Ghost Hunt has a group of four Ghost Hunters assigned to clear out a series of cursed locations of the haunted type. Countering them is a group of four players who play as the Ghosts. The Hunters have their ghostbusting equipment at their disposal, while those who play as the Ghosts have the ability to hide inside pieces of furniture to escape being caught. The Ghosts can then go on the offensive with telekinetic bombardment of the Hunters, aka throwing stuff at them.
Making things even more interesting is when the clock strikes midnight, and the Ghosts become supercharged, giving Hunters a limited amount of time to survive their wrath.
As you play, players will be able to select Perks for both the Hunters and Ghosts that will potentially give you the edge in your fight. Ghosts can become untrappable or extend their range of possession, while Hunters can gain the ability for increased speed or a healing aura to help ailing players.
Currently, Midnight Ghost Hunt is in development for PC via Steam, with no release date announced as of yet. To get in on the next beta, head over to the official site to sign up.
Video Games
Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.