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DBD meets Prey in hit Steam horror game, and it's now less than $10

One of the best parts of Dishonored and Deathloop creator Arkane Studios' 2017 sci-fi game Prey was its alien threats' ability to disguise themselves as ordinary items in the game world. The routine of scanning a room, picking through debris for resources and information, would suddenly transform into a frantic fight against a creature that could hide in plain sight. This aspect of Prey eventually spawned its Typhon Hunt mode, which itself resembled Prop Hunt from Garry's Mod, and has now, with the full launch of Midnight Ghost Hunt, been combined with the multiplayer asymmetric horror of Dead By Daylight into a hit Steam game that you can currently pick up for less than $10.


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Full Release Patch 1.0.1

Hey all, we have our first full release patch (1.0.1) ready for you!

- Disabled host migration for now to prevent corrupted migration issues
- Fixed collision issues on School and Ghostship
- Fixed prop placement problem that allowed bots to clip outside of the map on Theatre
- Fixed some localization bugs

Thanks for your overwhelming support so far with our 1.0 release, see you on the hunt soon!
- Team MGH

Midnight Ghost Hunt 1.0 is beautifully balanced prop hunt perfection

Prop hunt games or modes are often the source of the most fun and chaotic gameplay you could want, with half a team of players turning themselves into everyday objects at will, and the other half desperately trying to draw them out of their surroundings. At the slightest hint of movement, hunters end up chasing chairs, statues, musical instruments, and most anything else you can think of around the map. Multiple games have been set around the game mechanic, like Prop Hunt itself and Propnight, while it appears as a popular mode in the likes of Call of Duty, Fortnite, and Garry's Mod, where prop hunt was originally popularized. Now, another new game has arrived that adopts prop hunt as its main mechanic, pitting a team of hunters against a group of ghosts, capable of possessing most objects around them. This is Midnight Ghost Hunt.


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1.0 FULL RELEASE OUT NOW!

Following nearly 2 years in Early Access, Midnight Ghost Hunt 1.0 is OUT NOW!

It’s been a long and exciting road as we ramp up to this full release!

Here’s a rundown of what has changed for our 1.0 release:

[h2]✨ALL 10 MAPS FULLY REVAMPED✨[/h2]
We've been tirelessly working behind the scenes, overhauling all the maps to ensure they reach their absolute best versions! Our objectives with these changes were:
  • Large layout changes on most maps
    • Less reliance on ladders for verticality on maps like Ghost Ship or Asylum
    • Improved map flow for getting around the map easier
  • Add more line of sight breaks for escapes
    • By breaking up line of sight, Ghosts can get away from Hunters easier by having more walls/corners to hide behind
  • Add more hiding spots and have less dead ends
    • The redesigns of most of the maps allowed us to rethink a lot of the hiding spots for Ghosts as well, which has led to many more exciting “run-away” moments
    • We also ensured that every spot on every map has multiple ways to escape, always giving the Ghost a chance to get away from those relentless Hunters 😉
  • Improved lighting and contrast
    • During Early Access, most of our maps were very blue. With the new lighting pass, we have added warmth and contrast back to the maps, which also reduces a lot of the visual noise; allowing Ghosts to stand out even more 👻



[h2]🔫WEAPON SKINS🔫[/h2]
We wanted another way for players to spend their hard earned Ghost Shards, and weapons skins seemed like the obvious choice! For 1.0 every weapon has at least 1 new skin that can be unlocked via Ghost Shards. Each weapon also has a ✨golden ✨ skin, which can only be unlocked by getting the Mastery achievement for that weapon!


[h2]🤖 ALL NEW BOT AI, DIFFICULTLY LEVELS, PROFILE PICTURES, AND MORE!🤖[/h2]
Both the Hunter and Ghost bots have gotten a MAJOR upgrade! Their revamped AI will employ improved strategies and navigation - and will make for indispensable allies or formidable foes!

We wanted to make sure that if you just wanted to chill in a lobby with a couple of friends, that you could turn the bots on the fill out your teams, and feel good knowing that they will actually be able to play with you as Hunters or Ghosts.


[h2]👻NEW GHOST VISUALS👻[/h2]
Our new and improved Ghost visuals enriches the appearance and aura of our spectral friends. From the default skin to the Krampus and everything in-between, our overhauled Ghost visuals are a significant upgrade.

Much like with the map changes, we felt the Ghost visuals were much too bright and blue, so we redid all of them to add even more visual clarity to your chosen spectral skin.


[h2]🛠️NEW HUNTER WEAPON VFX🛠️[/h2]
Spectral Cannon, Project X, Ghostsmasher, Grenade, and more all received new and improved visual effects for improved clarity! The goal was to make the weapon effects warmer colors so they contrast better against all the Ghostly blue.










[h2] AND MORE...[/h2]
  • New Pathfinder screen to prevent motion sickness/improve clarity
  • Medkits now heal 40% of your max health, instead of a 100% heal previously
  • Medium sized props are now more likely to break when using charge up attack
  • Spirit should no longer rotate incorrectly when exiting spirit
  • Improved Riot Shield and Ghost Smasher Shield block success rate
  • Finalized localization in the 11 supported languages
  • Player titles now show on all of the end of game screens
  • Hunter gadgets (trap, camcorder, etc) no longer disappear when changing loadout at the generator if gadget is unchanged

And so much more just waiting for you to discover on the hunt!

Thanks for reading, and for joining us on our early access journey! What started as an after-hours passion project has grown into what Midnight Ghost Hunt is today, and we couldn't have done it without you.

Hope to see you on the hunt! 🥳

👻 -Team MGH

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Let me ask you a philosophical question: have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a ghost possessing a lamp? Probably not, and honestly, neither had I - until now. Midnight Ghost Hunt, a bizarre yet beautiful mashup of Dead by Daylight's multiplayer chase mechanics and Prop Hunt's, well, chaos, has me intrigued - and it's finally leaving early access.


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