Hunt the Night

From Moonlight Games, Hunt the Night is a retro action-adventure title set in a dark-fantasy world. With a world ravaged by monsters and darkness, as well as game mechanics similar to those you might find in From Software’s most famous franchise, Hunt the Night wears its SoulsBorne influences very much on its sleeve.

- Erin McAllister

Focusing on a very quick style of action, the title sees you traversing its devastated world working as a Stalker, one of the few left that is strong enough to beat back the darkness encompassing the land. That sounds like a solid premise for a dark fantasy, so I decided to give Hunt the Night’s demo a shot during Steam Next Fest.

The pixel graphics that accompanied both the introduction and the game’s environments themselves were the first thing I noticed, in ways both good and bad. On the good side of things, the world of Hunt the Night was definitely on its Agame with the beautifully gothic theme running throughout. Frequent use of shadows and moonlight lent the experience a pervasively haunting and foreboding presence. This clicked incredibly well with the rest of the demo, where the spooky and frantic music left me on edge and I was constantly trying to anticipate the next enemy ambush.