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Viral Hunters

You are trapped in the same facility, aiming to find a way out through the scattered "Vaccine Injectors". The game's core revolves around the crucial vaccines.

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March 13, 2026
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About the Game

Viral Hunters is a fast-paced, intense social deduction game designed specifically for two friend. Here, trust is a luxury, and deception is the norm. Your goal is simple: survive and escape—but first, you must figure out whether the friend beside you is an ally or a hunter in disguise.

What begins as a cooperative struggle for survival will inevitably descend into a carnival of suspicion and betrayal.

Core Gameplay: A Life-or-Death Game Decided by "Vaccines"

You are trapped in a perilous facility. The key to escape lies in two mysterious "vaccine injectors." The game revolves around a core puzzle full of variables:

  • Search & Deception Phase: All players must work together to search the facility for two crucial vaccines and unlock key access. Among them, only one is the true "Cure Vaccine" that can neutralize your innate lethal disease; the other might be a deadly "Mutation Vaccine" or a useless placebo. Even more treacherous are the "vaccine tags" scattered across the map. Anyone can secretly alter the labels, plunging the truth into obscurity.

  • Injection & Transformation Phase: When the two vaccines are inserted into the injectors, the real conflict erupts. Two players will be injected simultaneously, their fates diverging:

    • The Mutant: The unlucky player injected with the Mutation Vaccine transforms into a powerful monster. Your new objective: hunt down every last human.

    • The Survivors: Players injected with the Cure Vaccine can head straight to the extraction point for a safe evacuation. Those injected with the ineffective placebo must race against time, evading the Mutant's pursuit, to find the only newly spawned Cure Vaccine on the map and escape with it.

  • Final Confrontation Phase: Once identities are revealed, cooperation shatters. The facility becomes an arena for asymmetric combat. Humans must use the terrain to outmaneuver their foe and complete their objectives; the monster must use its power and guile to prevent anyone from leaving.

Game Features

  • Intense Social Deduction & Mind Games: The core fun comes from verbal deception, reading expressions, and impromptu performances among friends. The existence of "vaccine tags" casts doubt on every vaccine identification.

  • Clear Phased Objectives: From "Cooperative Search" to "Identity Reveal" and finally "Deadly Chase," the game boasts a tight, drama-filled pace, generating unique "feud stories" every round.

  • Refined Asymmetric Gameplay: One map, multiple ways to play. The Mutant and the Survivors possess completely different abilities and goals, ensuring freshness and strategic depth in every match.

  • A Ruthless Test of Friendship: This is the ultimate trial for questionable friendships. Prepare for grand acts of betrayal and "friendly" post-game discussions about what just happened.

This is a party game tailor-made for playing with your close friends.

Can you really trust your best friend?