The Hunt Begins Steam news

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• Review score93% positive
• Total reviews28
• Release dateNov 27, 2025
• DeveloperBad Touch Games, Inc.
• PublisherBad Touch Games, Inc.

Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access

Company pages: Developer: Bad Touch Games, Inc.Publisher: Bad Touch Games, Inc.

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The Hunt Begins Steam news

The Hunt Begins news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Returning to updates with a cleanup! - 15 September 2026

  Were back! Summer fog of war has finally lifted! Game has been updated to clean out the last events and make a couple minor optimizations. There are 2 upcoming events on the horizon that are being prepped for. 1. Halloween! Rawr! ( October ) 2. One year game birthday ( November ) ( New game mechanics ) If you have problems with the release, please join the Discord and share! Thank you all! https://discord.gg/MAqZH6zzBu

• Easter & April Fools Event is LIVE! - 4 April 2026

  April 3rd Update!!!Happy Easter and April fools all!2 New Ghost ModelsNew Ghost ability: KeepsakeNew Ghost ability variation for: ApparitionBunnygirl suitBunnyboy suitFluffy bunny shoesand more !New Ghost ModelsSay hello to our April Fool.. and the Easter Hare !Careful though.. this bunny has a taste for flesh.New Ghost Ability: KeepsakeThis new ability allows the ghost to hide an object.The ghost gains additional energy gain for each hidden keepsake.These keepsakes do create a powerful EMF pulse that helps to find them.(No, you cant get emf5 from a keepsake) As it stands, there will be no default 'object' with the ability.So if you want to use the ability, you will need to earn it asan event unlock! However, to let people player with it for now.. and it IS Easter...The ability is being forced to ghost ability slot 1 (for now) andis defaulting to a special randomized Easter Egg that the…

• St Patricks Day event is LIVE! - 24 March 2026

  March 17th ~ March 24th Update!!! New Map!?!? Yes! Hospital Wing D is now open! This older wing has some darker stories to be told. Choosing Your Ghost Model? You can now choose the ghost model you want to be when you mess with your friends. Choose between the models that come default and those you have unlocked as well as any that are available for trial fun before you unlock it. New limited time event Unlocks: Leprechaun Ghost Model9 More Cosmetic OptionsUpdates: New Ghost Model selectorGhost Win should show ghost type and evidences nowSome included ghost models can now be usedA ghost now patrols the lobby showing you what Astral Form looks likeEnraged Meter is now gray until it fills up and ready to useMore updates and surprises coming soon! Happy Hunting!

• Valentine Event LIVE until at least 2/27/2026 - 19 February 2026

  February 14th UPDATE!!! *Updated Happy Valentines!New Ghost Ability?? New MAP?? (Kinda) What else?!?!? NEW Limited time EVENT map: Ravencrest Motel " About 50 years after the town of Ravencrest was abandoned, someone got the idea to purchase the extremely cheap and old Ravencrest hotel and turn it into a love motel weekend getaway for valentines. The idea of a romantic getaway in an abandoned town? The new owner had less than two weeks to clean, "patch up" and throw some paint on the walls.Reports are that 13 couples disappeared that weekend along with the new owner, never to be seen again... " NOTE:This is a public playtest of a map layout. I encourage everyone to try it out and after a few rounds think about what they do and don't like about the design as both the hunter and ghost.Any ideas and suggestions to make the map more interactive and interesting are also welcome!There will be…

• Holiday Event is fully live until 1/20/26 - 9 January 2026

  January 8th UPDATE!!! Holiday event is fully live.Sorry, with the drive crash and other stuff it took a while to get things redone. So the Holiday Event will continue through Jan 20th so people have a chance to unlock things like:* Ugly Santa ghost model (should hopefully have model chose setup soon)* Ladies Clause skirt/dress* Living Christmas Tree(?) person wrapped up trying to escape Lobby Decor* Ugly Holiday Socks* Red and Pink Santa Hats* Four different Holiday Headbands The packages only spawn in the victorian house.Only the person that clicks/collects it gets the points.They respawn near instantly.Presents make a random jingle when you are nearby. Preparing some fun plans for Valentines.Have fun everyone!

• The Holiday Event is Live! - 26 December 2025

  December 26th UPDATE!!! YAY! Welcome to the.. Christmas... event ! (At least a day late.) The Holiday event will run from now through Jan 11. Hunters can explore the Victorian house to find bloody presents !( Left click on the presents to collect them. You will hear a confirmation jingle. )You earn 10 challenge points per present you find. ( Only the finder gets the points ! )There is only one present in the map at any time and they respawn pretty fast.Some presents are bigger while some are much smaller. Be on the lookout. The ghost can not collect the presents but they can see them. So be careful of traps ! There is also a new ghost model for the event ! Keep an eye out. Right now, all you can do is collect the bloody presents (earning points) that you will be able to spendin the Holiday Challenges board. If you click on it, it will open a window and show yourchallenge point balance.…

• December 17th UPDATE!!! - 17 December 2025

  Fixed: Hunter Tutorial Controls now work again Fixed: 'Quit' button in Esc menu should now function properly everywhere.

• December 12th UPDATE!!! - 12 December 2025

  Fixed: Spirit candle should better detect haunted room and if a ghost changes room Fixed: Scrolls should not drop through floor anymore Fixed: Character Creator options menu should no longer cover the whole screen on Wide Resolutions Fixed: Typos and wording in both tutorials Fixed: Renamned 'QUIT' to 'Main Menu' in ESC screen. Fixed (kind of): Added new 'QUIT' to ESC screen ( ONLY WORKING IN MAIN MENU will be fixed soon ) Quality of Life: Lockers are now open by default Quality of Life: Rearranged tools in locker to move Lanter up and make everything easier to see More fixes coming soon! Thank you for your patience!

• December 5th UPDATE! - 5 December 2025

  The community has spoken and WE HAVE HEARD! We want to thank EVERYONE for their kindness, support and help getting things stabilized. There is still more work to be done so keep your expectations up. Fixed: Hunter and Ghost Info screens UI controls & mouse-lock. Fixed: Hunter Tutorial bug not ending now properly ends. Fixed: Wheelchair and a few other interactables that could land on players and get them stuck. Fixed: Lobby combobox/dropdown boxes for player role (hunter/ghost) and map list to be more visible. Fixed: Dead hunters can now re-enter the hospital. Added more details to Hunter and Ghost Info screens. Corrected some Hunter and Ghost Tutorial descriptions Adjusted ability reroll chance. Dead Hunters should now be able to view hunter info UI. Removed the second page of Purge Scroll. Clicking 'Choose Ghost' now also closes the scroll. Added on screen feedback for ghost and some…

• First quick fixes are up! - 28 November 2025

  Thank you for all the feedback so far! We fixed a bunch of bugs already for today! We will keep working to get the rest fixed asap. Added additional explainer content to the F1 help screens. We will add more soon. Sorry for the lack of details, this is the first time Steam has offered to let us write a post with an update so this is a quick filler. Please join our Discord! We would love to hear from you!

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