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As Stalker Vesper, explore a dark fantasy world and fight its horrors with fast melee and ranged attacks to save humanity.
Released 13 Apr 2023
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Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.
Developed by Moonlight Games · Published by DANGEN Entertainment









In the ruined world of Medhram, humanity faces a recurring threat from the Night. You play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, who sets out to confront that threat and uncover the world’s history.
Fight with melee weapons and ranged attacks, switching between them while dashing to avoid enemies. Boss battles have multiple phases and attack patterns to learn; you can also use dark powers and tailor your equipment to different encounters.
Explore connected areas and dungeons filled with enemies, traps, puzzles, and hidden items. Collect materials to improve your stats and customize your arsenal, and take hunts from Crow’s Nest to track down powerful creatures for rewards.
Reviewers often praise the dark atmosphere, pixel art, and music, along with boss fights that reward learning attack patterns. Some enjoy exploring for secrets and lore, and several find the mix of melee and ranged combat satisfying. Criticism commonly focuses on getting lost without a map, repetitive enemies or weapon options, and rough edges such as cursor and controller issues; opinions on difficulty and boss design vary.
Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation. Endure nightmarish overworlds, slash through horrific dungeons, face brutal bosses, and wield an arsenal of powers in a relentless struggle against the Night itself.
In the 9th Age, humanity is trapped in a vicious cycle on the verge of extinction. The day is ruled by humans, while the Night brings annihilation by horrid creatures. A group of humans called ‘The Stalkers’ once wielded power to hold back the horrors, but their sacrifice only delayed the inevitable.
Now, as the Night starts devouring every single glint of light, Vesper, a Stalker by right and daughter of a traitor, will travel a dying land trying to save the last embers of humanity. She hunts in a race against destiny, as the shadows lengthen both in the world and in her mind.

Dash through enemies while you unleash your combos, use your weapons or destroy them with your dark powers. You can switch between melee and ranged attack in quick succession: slashing enemies with your sword and then dashing away to use your ranged weapons, avoiding enemy attacks.

Endure the ultimate challenge as you fight the ancient horrors of the Night that have been annihilating humanity over and over in intense boss battles. Learn their weak points, attack patterns and survive through the different combat phases as the battle gets more challenging and extreme.

Create your own build that will adapt not only to your prefered gameplay but also to particular bosses. Customize the upgrades of your arsenal and use the equipment that best suits your gameplay: Critical Damage, Life Steal, Poison, Close Combat, Firepower and more. Collect Sanguine vials, Crow Feathers, Moonstones and Noctilium to increase your stats and get ready to face the Night.

Explore Medhram in a combination of action-adventure and dark fantasy lore. Survive huge dungeons full of traps, enemies, puzzles and challenges. Discover all kinds of locations, from ancient cathedrals and libraries of knowledge to lost kingdoms and devastated floating cities.

Accept a hunt at ‘Crow’s Nest’ and track down the dark beast, find where it hides and hunt the most powerful creatures of the Night. After every completed hunt you will get rewards that will increase your health and dark energy bar.

Meet new characters and discover their tragic past and stories in a world that is on the brink of the abyss.

Immersive and adapted music to every moment, boss and location, with the collaboration of Hiroki Kikuta, Secret of Mana composer.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 22 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Metacritic | 80/100 View on Metacritic |
| Website | Official website |