Huntsman
A downloadable game for Windows
Arachnophobes, beware!
Huntsman is a short horror game inspired by the self contained sections of Resident Evil. Explore a small office, gather key ingredients, and find a way to eliminate the spider terrorizing the space.
- Built using Horror Engine.
- No controller support.
- Download is external due to file size.
Update (3/27):
- Spider AI Improvements
- Lab doors will no longer keep triggering
- Lighting fixed in certain rooms
- Improved FPS
Update (3/24):
- Player now starts with a Flashlight
Update (3/17):
- Few minor bug fixes
Update (2/25):
- Fixed a bug where player could get stuck in the Kitchen area after death
Update (2/05):
- Fixed a bug where the spider wouldn’t attack when stuck in the web.
- Fixed a bug where the spider got stuck walking into walls.
Download
Install instructions
Google blocks downloads when too many people try to access a file in a short period, so if you do get an error trying to download the game, I’m really sorry about this and appreciate your patience.
I’m currently working with Itch to get more storage space so the game can be downloaded directly from there instead. That should make things a lot easier moving forward.
There's however a workaround for this.
Once you click the download button on this page and Drive opens on a new tab, instead of clicking 'Download', click 'Add shortcut to Drive' (the icon next to the download icon, in the top right corner) and add it somewhere in your Drive account. Then, go into your account and move that shortcut into an empty folder.
Download that folder, and you'll be ready to go.
Development log
- Preproduction Begins8 days ago
- 500 Downloads! Thank You All!18 days ago
Comments
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The spider wouldn't go upstairs for me, and I couldn't find the spider at the end of the game. I still enjoyed it though! The thumps of the feet were so good. The atmosphere and the spider gave me goosebumps!
Hi! Cool consept but need give the spider the ability to jump and climb walls and ceilings
It was dark and creepy in all the right ways, and it was mostly quiet for a very good reason as opposed to the average modern horror lack of ambient sound for no discernable reason. Hearing the footsteps of the big boy (or girl, or however they identify lol) was BEYOND unsettling. The collection mechanic is a time-worn concept in horror games, especially indie horror games, but the game was immersive enough to make me feel desperate in my search for x, y, and z. So much so, that I never bothered to litigate the fetch-liness of the quest. lmao
I am so happy you are working on an expansion to this concept and you better believe you'll have one dork Youtuber signing up for it on DAY ONE when it comes out. XD haha
I left a link to my playthrough video at the top for anyone who is interested! :3
Thanks again for all your hard work making a high-quality terrifying free game for all of us to play! <3
Does this game use Unreal Engine 4 or 5? Hope it's 4 because my system can't support 5.
this looks like its a good game have you considered platforms like steam? oh wsait nvm I see you already answered this
No problem! I will update this devlog to announce when the Steam page is active if you want to check back sometime in the future! Thanks for your support
made me take a dookle shmookle in my pants
AMMMMSTONGGGG
I don't suffer from arachnophobia, but when i saw the thumbnail of this game... OMG! I was creeped out. Please make a game about Thalassophobia (I suffer from it) and combine it with Megalophobia, it would he amazing! Thanks
Those would be good phobias to base a game around! Have you checked out Subnautica? Thanks for checking out the game!
This Game was an anxiety ridden but thrilling one. I had fun although my skin was raised the entire time. I would've liked the option to be able to check my inventory. The spider terrorizing me consistently made me forget which ingredients I had and/or needed, but there was no way to check my inventory. Also, I loved that I was able to see where the spider was held in its original cage. I wanted to go into it so bad. Other than that, I loved it, and I hope you make more levels with different spiders or something. Weaver spider would be sick.
Why not publish this game on stuff like switch or xbox?
Can you instead of only using google drive can you add a dropbox option for when it has to many poeple at a time?
It looks fun but the same thing as shuangkuang happend to me...
if you don't know what a switch 1 or 2 is here is a link
nintendo switch
Hey! When I originally was making this game, I didn't really think it would be this popular and it was more for a portfolio piece, but now I will definitely be expanding it to the consoles. I also for that reason didn't anticipate ever having an issue with the link being too in demand so I am currently working with Itch to get the game on here with no link. I will not need dropbox. Thanks!
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Hello it says too many people are downloading it so we can't get the game... Can you do something about it please ?
Yeah i am currently waiting to hear back from Itch regarding increasing my allowed size so you do not have to deal with this, i apologize and it will just be a few more days before i can remove the drive link
Have you thought about letting the spider crawl the ceilings? That would be so terrifying!
Have you thought about trying to put this game on steam? I think it would be a wonderful idea! Along with many others it seems, I too am having a hard time trying to get it to work on my computer, BUT I would absolutely buy this if it were on steam!
Hello TapeDevil, I do plan on bringing this to Steam now and expanding on the game. I will ensure that it can run better on everyone's computers and I look forward to getting the Steam page active, please look out for it! Sorry you had issues, and I hope I can make it up with the next version of the game!
It downloaded fine but it refuses to let me play:( saying it cant scan for viruses. how do i get past that?
Genius, thanks
bruh cant download cause google file format thats sucks
yes please check the other comments I am working on it
ts scary is hell but i beat it
plese dont make it google drive, it says too many people have opened it and i cant download it for 24 hours, but it says it might not even work in 24 hours
Yeah i am currently waiting to hear back from Itch regarding increasing my allowed size so you do not have to deal with this, i apologize and it will just be a few more days before i can remove the drive link
ok thank you
ENG: Incredible horror gam, fascinating experience. I love this X-17 movements and the pressure of being a prey... Great game.
ES: Este juego es de lo mejor!!!!
Has something changed? tried to download it and my PC flashed warning to NOT?? hacked???
No this has always been there, you can see some streamers even clicking through that, nothing has changed and it is completely safe to download and play
is this a virus?
No it is not a virus it is completely safe to download, everyone who ahs played has downloaded the same thing
Okay thanks
Good short game just one thing seems the spider doesn't go upstairs? Made the game pretty easy since i just went upstairs to out maneuver him , just wanted to see if this is normal if not might be a bug
is it normal that the spider is not moving in the beginning of the game because everytime I play a new game it’s just not moving until I get close and then he starts moving and i get a heart attack and I instantly die. Do I have to wait to go to there or is it an bug?
Yes the spider is intended to hide and wait at the beginning of the game. If you see the spider is hiding in that location, its best not to go near there and find another route. The point of the game is to not get close to the spider. The spider has two states when its not engaged with the player, hide and wait, or it can be patrolling. If its hiding and waiting, it will not move. It is not a bug.
why cant i download the game
Hello Romage,
I am not sure why you cannot without much information, are you by chance getting an error that 'too many people have viewed recently'? If not let me know so I can help out!
its working now
I am getting that error how do i fix it. Just wait?
Hey, yeah unfortunately you will have to wait i am really sorry about that. Give it about 30 min and try again Ill try something on my end. I am working to get the extra space needed to not need this external link and apologize for the inconvenience.
You're doing great! Can't wait to play.
Gonna try running this using Lutris (which uses WINE / Proton) on Linux. I'll let you know if it works after I get off work tonight! EDIT: Works just fine; prompted to install C++ Redistributable, which succeeds, then game launches. Using GE-Proton 9-26 for the Wine version (in runner options).
how do i turn on my flashlight?
Currently the game will automatically turn the flashlight on and off based on if you are in a safe area or not. I plan on changing this to give the player more control soon!
i can't run the game it says i need microsoft visual c++ runtime
Hi, thanks for checking out the game.
If you're seeing an error about needing the Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime, it means your system is missing a required component. You don’t need to install Visual Studio—just the Visual C++ Redistributable, which is a standard runtime many games rely on.
You can download it directly from Microsoft here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist
Once installed, the game should run normally. Let me know if you run into any other issues.
is this game like a virus? my pc says that its protecting my pc because it might be a risk for my pc.
Hello! I can assure you this is not a virus as all these other people who have posted have played the game just fine
okay thank you for the fast responts! im going to play now lets see if its that scary as people say! 😉
my first encounter with the spider was funny. it couldnt even kill me lol.
absolutely nightmare fuel, thank you for this!
I have the folder downloaded, now how do I open it? I'm trying to run this on a standard Chromebook laptop, is that the problem? I tried to open it in drive as well as files, should I have another app I should download to get it open and able to play?
You need a gaming computer. Chromebook will not play this, or any games.
I am going to work hard to make the follow up to this run as best as it can on lower end computers, I'll admit this was not something I fully optimized and yeah it probably cant run. I am sorry about that and I hope the next release of this will be playable for you
If you would like more information/ videos of huntsman spider behavior i keep and breed them and can help you with any references you would want
Edit: now that ive looked a bit more at it i actually have the spider you based
the model off of too, heteropoda venatoria, (the ones in my hands are holconia murrayensis, a calmer species from australia)
Woah I hate and love those pictures at the same time! I will definitely reach out if needed, thank you so much! Name for the spooder?
the one i was handling is the same as the one in the bottom picture is named J3z after an aussie youtuber because its australian, the heteropoda venatoria was unamed she was a mature female i bought wc and i was aware of how short their lives are at that stage in their life and didnt wanna get too attached
I understand the irational part of most peoples fear of spiders but huntsman in particular are so gentle to humans sure one that large actually would be scary but i have never ever been bitten and have been keeping dozens for 2 years now
They must live great lives with you! Thats really cool. And it does suck in a way because i know how awesome they really are, and i hate to paint them in a bad picture but its also a shared fear between so many that i knew it would make a perfect main antagonist. I hope J3z can forgive me!
eh its fine i expect em to be villianized its a bit of a shame but its expected. oh also the only real like innacuracy in behavior for em also is focusing on sound huntsman have speced primarily in eyesight and speed sure some vibration will trigger them but it is mostly eyesight they have very well developed eyes however that comes with downsides they tend to freeze at least briefly in intense light as they are nocturnal
I find this so fascinating. Unsurprisingly, I have a pretty awful fear of spiders, but I also love them. They're so cool and strange and interesting, and I've been working for years to grow out of my phobia by learning more about them and forcing myself to handle smaller, calmer species I find around the home. I would love to keep a huntsman if I could get past how much they freak me out.
Do you have any good video recommendations of them and their behaviors? I'm not the creator, but I'd love to learn more about them.
i havent found many good videos on these admittedly its been a lot of learning from somewhat spotty info on arachnoboards; if i was to recomend one to start with i would suggest holconia murrayensis which is what J3z the one im handling is, easy care and comparatively slow while still being docile enough to handle regularly just keep em somewhat hot and you wean them off of humidity as they get older they do require mist to drink as babies but eventually its all from food, species selection depends on location tho i am in the usa and holconia are fairly new and somewhat pricey rn
i cant find where it says save as shortcut i searched everywhere in the toolbar
You should be able to just download it normally, let me know if no
so I figured out why i couldn’t do the add shortcut it was because I wasn’t signed into drive. So i added the shortcut to drive and it’s saved as a zip right now, how to I download it like that to where i can play it?
Its asking me to extract all the files on the application, have i gone to far? also someone should really make a simplified video on how to do this download process lmao.
Hey! I think you are talking about unzipping the folder from the download and if so, here are some instructions on it!
Windows:
Right-click the downloaded .zip folder.
Select "Extract All..."
Choose a destination and click "Extract."
Open the extracted folder and run the game.
If you are not talking about this I am sorry and let me know, but there shouldn't be any other time it asks you to extract anything. Thanks!