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Hunters In The Dark

A frantic party tag game for 1–4 players. Play as a Treasure Hunter racing for loot—or a Shadow Hunter chasing them down. Fast rounds, surprise potions, and semi-procedurally generated arenas. Light your way, outrun, outsmart, out-hunt!

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Wild Ox Studios, Utopia Machina
Publisher
Wild Ox Studios, Utopia Machina
Release
June 19, 2026
44 days ago
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About the Game

Hunters In The Dark

A fast-paced, family-friendly party game of light, loot, and pursuit.

FEATURES:

  • 🥳 Local or online multiplayer for up to 4 players — supports solo, co-op, and PvP

  • 🕹️ Flexible input — combine keyboard ⌨️ and gamepads 🎮 any way you want

  • 📐 Hybrid procedural generation — a fresh layout but familiar look for every level

  • 🖼️ 3+ level themes — Dungeon, Fairy Forest, Red Zone, and more to come

  • ⏱️ 2 game modes — reach 20 points or score the most points in a 2-minute hunt

  • 🏆 1-20 hunt matches — win hunts to win the match

  • 🤖 Dynamic AI difficulty — start easy or hard, beat bots, dip into Nightmare+ if you dare

  • 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly chaos — no blood, just cartoon screams and torchlit panic

  • 💥Interactive elements - things to push, break, press, and be squashed by

CHOOSE YOUR HUNTER

  • Treasure Hunters dash into the shadows to collect glowing chests.

  • Shadow Hunters chase them down and snatch points.

Each round drops you into a new maze-like level with a simple rule: move smart and fast or lose.

EVERY POTION IS A TINY GAMBLE

Smash barrels, pick up potions, and hope the magic is in a good mood.

You might run faster, lose your dash, light up the maze —

start a meteor shower —

freeze your opponents, and more. Some help you. Some make everything worse.

Over a dozen of opportunities to change the course of the match.

WATCH OUT FOR BONES & APPLES

Eat or break them to sway the match in your favor.

INTERACTIVE CHAOS

Push, break, press, and be squashed by.

20+ SEMI-PROCEDURALLY GENERATED LEVELS WITH 1000s of VARIATIONS

Each round drops you into a new maze-like level. Parts of each level are manually placed and parts are generated.

Wishlist now and get ready to chase—or be chased—in the dark.

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