After 2 years in Early Access, one of the most promising co-op horror games I've played is launching this month with "fully revamped" maps, spookier ghosts, and smarter AI
Midnight Ghost Hun🌸t gets its 1.0 update on March 21
Valheim publisher Coffee Sta🍸in is releasing on March 21, aꩵfter the chaotic co-op ghost hunter spent the last two years in Steam Early Access.
I first got my hands on Midnight Ghost Hunt a liꦿttle ౠover two years ago, just before it launched into Early Access, and I remember immediately clicking with its chaotic marriage of Prop Hunt gameplay and multiplayer staples Dead by Daylight and Phasmophobia. In it, a team of four Ghosts and a team of four Hunters go at it, with the latter in charge of bustin' the former. Ghosts can choose an ability, a haunt, and a perk to help them kill off the Hunters, but arguably the♓ir big♉gest advantage is their ability to possess almost anything on the map - including doppelgangers of the Hunters - and sneak around setting traps.
Meanwhile, Hunters kit themselves out wit𒆙h perks and weapons, which include a shotgun, an electrified melee weapon called the Ghostsmasher, a riot shield, a flamethrower, and a crossbow, and set out to bust some ghosts. Thing is though, they're going so under a strict time limit, as come midnight the witching hour begins and the Ghosts turn the tables on the Hunters and turn them into the hunted.
Sadly, despite what I think is a winning formula that makes playing as a Hunter and a Ghost feel fun and well-balanced, the game never reached anywhere near the popularity of something like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Lethal Company, but I'd imagine the fu🦄ll release will give it another chance in the sun.
"We are beyond excited to finally bring Midnight Ghost Hunt out of Early Access into the hands of our players," said creator and lead developer Sam Malone. "This two-year Early Access period has given us a fantastic opportunity to really listen to everyone's comments and opinions and 🌱make some great changes. We're now super proud of where we have the game for its 1.0 launch. Existing fans will love the 1.0 update, and we hope to see new faces join the hunt!"
The full release will include all of the improvement♓s made in the game's Early Access run, which include new maps, hero props, skins, weapon improvements, revamped progression system, in-game challenges, host migration, and the GhostMaster van minigame. Furthermore, special for the 1.0 release, developer Vaulted Sky says to expect "fully revamped" maps with new designs, layouts, lighting, strategic hiding spots, and improved gameplay flows, not to mention a ton of improvements to bots, new ghost visuals, smarter AI, and more.
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After earning an English degree from ASU, I worked as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for placesꦑ like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office🎐, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.