Versus Mode (BETA): play the entity, or unmask the possessed hunter

major update

Hunter From Hell · published 20 Oct 2026, 09:05 UTC

Playtest 0.1.54 → 0.1.56

Tired of running? Switch sides. The new Versus mode arrives in BETA, and the classic mode gets its final name: Ghost Hunt.

One player is the entity, up to 3 hunters track it down.

In the lobby, pick Versus and choose the entity player (volunteer or random draw).
The entity secretly chooses who it is among 30 case files, each with its own evidence, passive and unique signature power. Random pick: +20% rewards.

An ability bar: doors and lights, thrown objects, whispers, cold, power cut, manifestation, signature power... and the hunt.
Thermal vision through walls: hunters who talk, run or shine a light give themselves away.
Every action costs ectoplasm and leaves evidence: it can't stay hidden forever.
Rebindable entity controls (keyboard, mouse, gamepad) and a dedicated tutorial.

Name the entity in GHOST OS, then complete the exorcism in its lair with 3 ritual items.
Counterplay: incense, crucifix and salt become real weapons.
- Incense: the entity is blinded in the area, can't start a hunt and moves at half speed, even for a few seconds after leaving it.
- Crucifix: placed on the floor, it blocks a hunt starting nearby. 2 charges, and the entity loses part of its ectoplasm.
- Salt trap: if the entity steps in it, it briefly appears and leaves a trail of footprints.
Live alerts with the room name: "Hunt blocked!", "Salt trap triggered!". The entity, for its part, sees your protections through walls.
At least 2 incense sticks, 2 crucifixes and 2 boxes of salt wait for you at the base.

Hunters win: right entity named and exorcism completed before dawn.
The entity wins: every hunter dead or broken, dawn breaks, or two wrong guesses (the first one triggers a furious hunt!).
"THE ENTITY HAS BEEN BANISHED" or "THE HOUSE GOT YOU" summaries, revealing the entity, its lair and its path.
Separate ranking points for the entity and the hunters.

A traitor among you? An option the host can enable with 3 hunters (a full 4-player lobby).

At the start of the match, one hunter is secretly possessed. Only they and the entity know, and they win with it.
Subtle powers: sabotage a device, fake a reading once per match (EMF 5, spirit box answer...), sense the entity to know where it lurks, send a signal only the entity can see.
They can die in a hunt like anyone else, so as not to give themselves away.
Accusation: once per match, vote in GHOST OS. Right target: their powers shut down and the entity weakens. Wrong target: the whole team loses sanity.
The summary reveals who was possessed.

Ghost Hunt is unchanged: incense, crucifix and salt work there as before.
Smoother Halloween manor: up to +23% frames per second and 30% fewer stutters, with the same atmosphere.
Fixed an error that could tank performance when the Steam connection dropped mid-match.

Versus is in BETA: balance will evolve with your matches. Send us your feedback and bugs on hunter-from-hell.com or on our Discord.

— NO RECORD Studio