Huntsman

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Huntsman is a single player survival action adventure game with a horror theme. It was developed by OnTheHouse Studios and was released on November 27, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Trapped inside a spider-infested research facility, Huntsman immerses you in a survival horror experience fueled by arachnophobia. Combining realistic spider behavior with intense tension, Huntsman will test your nerve like never before.

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Single-Player

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67%

Audience ScoreBased on 98 reviews

story4 positive mentions

stability14 negative mentions

The game creates a genuinely terrifying and tense horror atmosphere, especially effective for those with arachnophobia.
Spider designs and animations are praised for their realism and scariness, contributing significantly to the immersion.
The concept and core gameplay of evading spiders while completing tasks is fun, challenging, and satisfying.

The game suffers from numerous critical bugs including inventory glitches, save/load issues, game-breaking softlocks, and performance problems, especially lag and crashes.
Lack of polish is evident: repetitive kill animations, inconsistent AI behavior, missing collision on objects, and broken or missing in-game features such as achievements and proper item interactions.
The game is fairly short with limited spider variety and minimal story content, and some players find the price point too high given these shortcomings.

stability
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
7%
93%
The game is notably buggy and unstable, with frequent issues such as AI glitches, terrain problems, and save file loading errors. While these bugs detract from the experience, players recognize the developers are actively working on fixes and see strong potential for improvement.
- “It was super buggy at launch, and every update seems to be introducing new issues.”
- “Right when I got the full game I saw so many bugs right away and the game is just a buggy mess in general.”
- “- After finishing the game, I couldn't load any previous saves (game freezes on loading screen).”
story
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
37%
27%
The game features a minimal and simple story primarily uncovered through scattered notes, with many players noting its near non-existence. While the horror elements and spider encounters are praised for their intensity, reviewers express a desire for a more fleshed-out story mode, additional levels, and greater variety to enhance the overall experience.
- “Super scary, great graphics for a game of this size and fun story line - highly recommend!”
- “The story is simple but the spiders make this fun in every way, each spider is scary in its own right and it is horrifying when they hunt you.”
- “Pretty good story and short, but the recommended requirements to play it weren't good and even if you have the minimum requirements it still wouldn't let you play whilst recording or streaming, so I give it a 5 out of 10 spider webs on this game.”
- “It's a simple enough concept, virtually no story, minus a few notes you come across.”
- “Story: next to non-existent.”
- “I do think the game could use a story mode or more levels (maps) and more variations of spiders to make it a longer game.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
34%
33%
The graphics are generally described as average to good, fitting the game's size and story, though some users find them outdated and comparable to much older Unity games without advanced features like ray tracing. Performance issues reported seem more related to CPU and physics processing than graphical fidelity, with lag occurring even at low settings despite a good CPU. Overall, the visuals are serviceable but not cutting-edge, leading to mixed opinions.
- “Not a bad game; the graphics are good and the game is just plain fun.”
- “Super scary, great graphics for a game of this size and fun story line - highly recommend!”
- “Once everything was loaded, my CPU usage dropped down to 20-30%, and I didn't have any noticeable graphic issues in my first playthrough going from the parking lot down to the maintenance room (around 1/2 hr of play).”
- “If I hadn't read the Steam reviews and saw all the complaints about the graphics and lag first, I wouldn't have been ready for these issues and I just might have immediately uninstalled.”
- “That is just frankly unacceptable for a game that looks like a Unity game from 15 years ago in terms of visuals and doesn't have ray tracing.”
- “Meaning you can barely get playable frame rates on a game with visuals as outdated as this.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
43%
43%
Optimization in the game has been a major issue, with frequent freezing, frame rate drops, and bugs significantly affecting playability past certain points. Although some performance problems have been addressed, the overall experience is still marred by inconsistent optimization and technical hiccups.
- “The bugs (for the most part) and performance issues are now fixed and the game is great!”
- “Huntsman has a really interesting atmosphere and the spiders are pretty scary, however the entire back half of this game past the terrarium section was almost unplayable. Notes wouldn't appear, the game would freeze and move one frame every hour despite me turning everything to the lowest settings and highest performance options.”
- “I'll start off by saying the performance is quite frankly awful.”
- “This game has a lot of potential, genuinely tense horror experience unfortunately ruined by bugs and performance issues.”
gameplay
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The gameplay features unique and well-designed spider mechanics that add interesting variety and atmosphere. However, it is heavily marred by bugs, and some instructional elements could be better placed to improve player experience. Overall, the spider-related gameplay is a highlight despite technical issues.
- “Like, I love the spiders and their mechanics.”
- “Otherwise good atmosphere and interesting mechanics with the spiders.”
- “Designs are perfect, the different hunt mechanics are spot on for each species of spider.”
- “Like... I love the spiders and their mechanics.”
- “With their own mechanics and gimmicks.”
- “If the huntsman isn't meant to be distracted, move the paper informing the player of the distraction mechanic to the stairwell before encountering the orb weavers.”
atmosphere
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
20%
20%
The game succeeds in creating a tense and immersive atmosphere, enhanced by ambient music and creepy spider encounters that often evoke genuine fear. However, technical issues in the latter half, including freezes and note display problems, can disrupt the experience. Overall, the atmosphere is effective and engaging, though sometimes hampered by performance problems.
- “The atmosphere was amazing, had to pause quite a few times to just calm down.”
- “Generally, it works well and has bags of atmosphere.”
- “Some freaky, ambient music to hold the atmosphere together, along with better sounds.”
- “Some freaky, ambient music to hold the atmosphere together... along with better sounds.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
40%
60%
The game features minimal to no music, with only occasional ambient or eerie sounds to support the atmosphere. Some players appreciate the silence and subtle sound design, while others find the lack of music contributes to a sparse and basic audio experience.
- “Some freaky, ambient music to hold the atmosphere together, along with better sounds.”
- “There isn’t any ambient music, but I kind of liked that, having to listen very hard to hear the door open.”
- “Hefty price for a very short and fairly basic game that comes with an occasionally bugged UI elements and for the most part is completely silent with no music, ambient sounds, or anything, and has the visual map complexity close to a late 90's game, just with modern default UE5 lighting.”
- “Music: none.”
- “Update: apparently there's music?”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The emotional impact of the game is strong for those who engage deeply with its lore, evoking powerful feelings like crying and high praise. However, without exploring the narrative notes scattered throughout, the experience may feel straightforward and less emotionally engaging.
- “I cried, peak game, 10/10”
- “Ultimately, if you don't read the notes around the map, it's a pretty cut-and-dry avoid-the-monster game, but the lore tied to those scraps of paper is a big bit of interest to me and makes me interested to see if they do something further touching on that with another game.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users find the grinding in the game tedious and cheap, criticizing the difficulty as reliant on repetitive tasks rather than engaging challenges. This approach to difficulty is seen as unenjoyable and frustrating.
- “No way you can debate to me that isn't cheap in any way, shape, or form. Difficulty being achieved via having to repeat a tedious task is not fun. People who find that fun also tend to like permadeath.”
- “It's not hard to get back, but it's just tedious.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's humor is subtle and situational, with some users finding certain moments unintentionally funny, particularly glitches or character animations, though personal fears may affect the experience.