- Final Hunting Update - 8 March 2026
Hello again hunters!It's time for the last foreseeable update to Acorn Hunt. As previously mentioned, it's been difficult finding time to get fixes out for this game alongside moving and working full time, but I have managed to finally get the changes made that I planned.Visuals are finally fixed to update to the current season (time to see boring bare trees over winter and bright orange screens in the autumn). Time trials are also now unlocked permanently with no given end date for the current season of maps.Just as before, if you want to play any of the old maps you can do so through the multiplayer feature (even if you want to race alone). And if there's any bugs please report them as I will still try to bug fix in my available time.There is positive news about the reason for no more updates though!! I will be venturing into a new project! With more chaotic multiplayer to come!Thank…
- Graphics updates and dev news - 18 December 2025
As the solo developer of Acorn Hunt, trying to develop alongside a full time job, I have to use my free time to work on changes and updates. Just after the release of the 1 year update I moved and that has made finding time to develop and update Acorn Hunt a huge challenge.There has been work going into making the graphics update better. And the Time Trial will no longer be season locked! However this work is taking a bit of time to get right and I appreciate everyone that has enjoyed hunting in the mean time.Work will continue to be made and I'm really excited to bring fixes and improvements to the game, but until then, thank you for your continued support!
- 1 Year of Hunting Update and Sale! - 6 June 2025
It's been a whole year since Acorn Hunt released and we have a very special update to bring to you! But before we get into the game changes, I just want to say thank you to all that have been playing the game and supporting me through my semi-sporadic development.Now onto the game changes!V1.5.3.020 New maps have come for solo and time trial modes.Multiplayer now has the added option to play the previous season levels (giving 3 level options now, the OG, Autumn 24-Summer 25 and the current season)And the latest big update for the game!! SKINS!! You can now choose to play as Skylar, Rusty, or Lunar while you go hunting, and show off your favourite to your friends in multiplayer!There are plans to add more skins down the line, but for now, go be a wolf chasing down acorns!Oh, also, the game is 90% off for a week, so... if you don't have the game already, you should... And if you do alread…
- Update 1.4.5.0 - 5 May 2025
It's been a while since the last announcement, being part time developers makes consistent updates hard, but updates have been going on in the background. We changed the game to the Spring graphics at the start of Spring and have been working on back end optimization for levels. The big change is how the scenery is loaded outside the play area of levels. While this won't have a significant visual difference (although shadows seem to hold up better with the new instancing), there should be at least minor performance increases! In other upcoming news, we are coming up to the one year anniversary of the release of Acorn Hunt!! In excitement for that we're happy to announce there will be a new visual feature coming soon!! While on release there won't be a large selection, it will start as in implementation update, followed by more options later down the line! Thanks as always for your suppo…
- Winter Is Here! - 7 December 2024
Hello hunters, Today (admittedly it's a day late) we see another update to the Acorn Hunt graphics as we reach the Winter season! Maps have not been updated due to a lack of playtime for the season, but we will see an update to them when we reach Spring '25! In other news, a game feature being worked on for the future is nearly done. We shall give only a hint as to what it might be, but Skylar might not be alone in the forest for much longer! Happy Hunting!
- Halloween Hunt! - 25 October 2024
Halloween is upon us, so for the next week, until Friday 1st November you can check out new graphics specific for Halloween! I hope you all enjoy this small update as there will be new, permanent content coming soon! Note: You will need to update the game before you can play as the launch settings have now been changed in the backend!
- V1.4.1.0 - UI and optimization - 12 September 2024
Today marks the start of a few optimization features we are trying to implement into Acorn Hunt. We have also fixed a bug with the main menu. Bug fixes: Main menu display of time-trial times were showing next to "Full" every time - resolved and now shows next to the correct time-trial length. Optimization: The flooring has been optimized to be one large object instead of a floor tile per space in the level - only downside is lake scenery has temporarily been removed to add this. Alongside the flooring being taken out of tiles, we can now avoid spawning empty scenery tiles, reducing the number of objects being spawned on level generation. More optimization features to come down the line but this is a first step forward!
- 2024 Autumn Season begins! - 6 September 2024
We have officially hit 3 months after the release of Acorn Hunt and that means a new season with new maps and new visuals! There are 20 new maps to try your hand at in solo mode and time trial, with the option to play the old ones currently available in multiplayer! To come later this season, we will be adding the ability to see old level times in the leaderboard menu for those that want to bask in their glory of speed! Thank you all for your support and enjoy the new season of Acorn Hunt!!
- Autumn Season Incoming! - 30 August 2024
We are officially one week away from passing the first 3 months. As we enter a new season in the real world, a new season comes to Acorn Hunt! The Autumn season will bring new maps to Time Trial mode refreshing new leaderboards, so get those times in on Time Trial if you want your time forever engraved in the Season 1 results! The current Time Trial season will end on 6th September 00:00 GMT locking you out of playing before the new season starts later that day! Thank you all for your support these past few months, we look forward to bringing new updates to you soon!
- Update Version 1.3.2.1 - 16 August 2024
Multiplayer Feature Updates Ghosts now fade as they overlap with your character. Multiplayer sessions hosted on a different version to you will no longer display in the server list. Improvements to main menu Online services (time-trial and multiplayer) now deactivate when you aren't connected to steam network. Time-trial deactivates after season end. The time-trial deactivation is in preparation for the fall season due to release early September!
- Update 1.3.0.0 - 2 August 2024
Update 1.3.0.0 Bug Fixes: Fixed bug where time trial result uploads zero score to leaderboard New features: Updated ghosts to display player characters instead of floating orbs
- Leaderboard bug fix - Update 1.2.1.0 - 20 June 2024
Update 1.2.1.0 Fixed bug where failing to retrieve the current leaderboard time resulted in an overwrite to the time even if the new time is slower.
- Bug Fixes - Update 1.2.0.0 - 17 June 2024
Update 1.2.0.0 Fixed multiplayer bug where lobby settings were resetting after returning to lobby. Fixed multiplayer bug where returning to lobby wouldn't always work, so you had to repeatedly return to lobby. Fixed multiplayer ghost option "first only" where all players apart from first would see all ghosts instead of just seeing the ghost of the person in first. Added multiplayer level complete background blur to be consistent with game style. Fixed mouse visibility bug when pausing where mouse wasn't visible outside borders of the pause image.
- UI fixes - 1.1.1.0 - 10 June 2024
UI fixes for update 1.1.1.0 Names that are too long to display on leaderboards now cut off with ellipsis at the end. Names that are too long to display on versus end level leaderboards now cut off with ellipsis at the end. Names that are too long to display on versus results screen now cut off with ellipsis at the end. Ghost nametags now clamp to a max size to stop short names from becoming too big to fit a width.
